BOONE, N.C. - Two-a-day practices started in earnest on Saturday, as the team spent most of the partly-cloudy afternoon in full pads running 11-on-11 drills. As has been the case throughout camp this fall, the defense looked as strong as the offense had the day before.

Practice concluded with a series of drives starting on the 20- and 30-yard lines. Junior Armanti Edwards passed for 55 yards and combined with Devon Moore for an additional 35 on the ground on a scoring drive to open the scrimmage. The drive was punctuated by a 25-yard touchdown reception by B.J. Frazier.

Freshman DeAndre Presley took the reigns for the second 80-yard series and looked sharp with a 27-yard run on an option play and 42-yard scoring pass to Clay McKnight. Robert Welton and Blake Elder each ran the ball for eight yards on the drive as well.

By the third series, it was the defense's turn to show its strength. Following a 16-yard run by Edwards, the front seven stuffed runs, forced incompletions and ended the drive with a Tony Robertson sack.

The next drive saw 33 passing and 25 rushing yards from Presley as the offense overcame a few penalties to put together a 70-yard scoring drive. Newcomer Devin Radford carried the ball three times for 24 yards on the drive as well.

The final pair of drives came to a halt fairly quickly due to the dominant defense. Justin Johnson and Bobby Bozzo each picked up sacks to overcome 35 passing yards on four completions by Hunter Stewart along with 12 rushing yards from Josh Jackson.

In addition to Saturday's practice being the first two-a-day session of the season, it also marked the three-week countdown to the season opener on Aug. 30 at LSU. Sunday is scheduled as the team's first day off in camp.

A reminder that due to safety concerns caused by the ongoing construction at Kidd Brewer Stadium, all practices in 2008 are CLOSED to the public. Fans have the opportunity to see the Mountaineers in person at ASU's annual Fan Fest on Aug. 16. Until then, fans can keep up with the Apps through regular audio, video and print updates from the practice field right here at GoASU.com.