It’s hard to believe it’s football time again. UCA began spring drills Saturday afternoon.

It will be the usual spring of teaching for the Bears, but some of the frontline position battles will continue beyond into fall camp and possibly the early games.

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At some positions, particularly wide receiver and defensive end, the depth chart will gain a different perspective in August, when some recruits arrive who will be placed on the fast track. The addition of running back Jackie Hinton and defensive lineman Larry Duvall, who will be held out of spring because of offseason surgeries, could also change the dynamic at the end of the summer.

By David McCollum, Log Cabin
http://thecabin.net/interact/opinion/columns/2012-03-11/mccollums-column-appetizers-wnit-montana-spring-football#.T159CDEge-U