Fourth-year Head Coach Paul Shaffner and his staff welcomed 100 prospective football players to Buffalo State’s 2007 preseason camp this weekend as the team prepares for its second season as a member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC).

The Bengals will look to improve on a 3-7 overall mark and a 2-5 conference record this season with conference games against Cortland, Kean, Montclair State, Rowan, William Patterson, Western Connecticut and the College of New Jersey. Buffalo State will open the 2007 campaign with a pair of non-conference road games, opening at Morrisville on Sept. 1 and hosting 2006 NCAA runner-up St. John Fisher on Sept. 8. Other highlights on the docket include a “homecoming” meeting with Kean on Sept. 29, and the regular season finale against Brockport on Nov. 10 at home in the “I-90 Bowl”.

The tentative practice schedule for training camp is as follows:
Monday, August 13 – 2:30 p.m. – Helmets Only
Tuesday, August 14 – 2:30 p.m. – Helmets and Shoulder Pads Only
Wednesday, August 15 – 2:30 p.m. – Helmets and Shoulder Pads Only
Thursday, August 16 – 2:30 p.m. – Full Equipment
Friday, August 17 – 9:00 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. – Full Equipment
Saturday, August 18 – 2:30 p.m. – Full Equipment
Sunday, August 19 – 9:00 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. – Full Equipment
Monday, August 20 – 2:30 p.m. – Full Equipment
Tuesday, August 21 – 9:00 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. – Full Equipment
Wednesday, August 22 – 10:30 a.m. – Full Equipment (Scrimmage)
Thursday, August 23 – 9:00 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. – Full Equipment
Friday, August 24 – 2:30 p.m. – Full Equipment
Saturday, August 25 – 9:00 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. – Full Equipment

(All practices will run approximately two hours. Media members can set up interviews with players or coaches by calling the Buffalo State Office of Sports Information at (716) 878-6030.)