Temple Quarterback Anthony Russo Finding Creative Ways To Prepare For Next Season During Pandemic

Lesley Van Arsdall reports.

EARLY JUNE, NO MORE THAN SIXPLAYERS WEARING MASKS UNLESSTHEY ARE ON THE ICE.TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOW ANDTEMPLE'S QUARTERBACK ANTHONYRUSSO KNOWS HOW TO PREPARE FORA SEASON BUT OF COURSE THISSEASON IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER.THE HARDEST THING IS JUSTNOT KNOWING WHEN WE'RE GOINGTO BE BACK TO NORMAL, WHENWE'RE GOING GET BACK TOGETHERAS A TEAM, IF WE'RE GOING TOBE ALLOWED BACK IN OURFOOTBALL FACILITY.IT'S KIND OF THE HARDESTTHING.I THINK IF WE HAD -- IF WE SAWTHE LIGHT AT THE END OF THETUNNEL, ALL WE HAVE TO GET TOTHIS DAY, IT WOULD BE A LITTLEEASIER.THE ARCHBISHOP GRAD ISGETTING CREATIVE WHEN IT COMESTO WORKING OUT.WITH WEIGHT ROOMS SHUT DOWNIN GYMS YOU HAVE TO BECREATIVE WITH DUMBBELLS, I'VEFILLED BAGS WITH SCHOOLBOOKSAND A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS.WHILE NOTHING TAKES THEPLACE OF TRUE TEAMWORKOUTS ONTHE FIELD HE'S VERY OPTIMISTICTHIS TEMPLE TOUGH TEAM WILL BEJUST FINE EVEN WHEN THEY GETBACK ON THE FIELD.THERE'S GOING TO BE TWOTYPES OF TEAMS.TEAMS THAT COME OUT OF THISCLOSER AND MORE DRIVEN THANTHEY HAVE BEEN AND TEAMS THATWERE RELAXED AND WILL NOT WORKAS HARD AND WE KNOW THAT WE'REGOING TO BE THAT TEAM THAT'SGOING TO COME OUT OF THISCLOSER THAN EVER.HIS TIME AWAY FROM THE GAMEAND HIS TEAMMATES HAS REALLYPUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE.THE LITTLE THINGS LIKEGOING OUT FOR BREAKFAST ON ASUMMER DAY, INTERACTING WITHYOUR TEAMMATES YOU DON'TREALIZE HOW MUCH THOSE LITTLETHINGS MEAN TO YOU UNTILTHEY'RE TAKEN AWAY.NOW IF THE SEASON STARTS ONTIME TEMPLE HAS THE TOUGH TASKTAKING ON MIAMI ON THE ROADBUT SOMETHING TELLS ME ANTHONY