Ferris State Football Unveils 2017 "Elite Exposure Satellite Camp Tour" Set For June
Big Rapids, Mich. - The reigning NCAA Division II National Semifinalist Ferris State University football program has announced its 2017 "Elite Exposure Satellite Camp Tour" with stops at locations across the state of Michigan and one in Illinois slated for this June.
The Bulldogs, under two-time reigning Super Region Four Coach of the Year Tony Annese, have posted the best overall record of all collegiate programs in the state of Michigan over the past five years and are coming off a historic 2016 fall campaign.
Ferris State's summer camp tour will include stops at Illinois' Lincoln Way West (June 12) along with East English Village (June 13), East Grand Rapids (June 15), Ferris State (June 19), Brighton (June 20) and Battle Creek Central (June 22). All camps will be open to high schoolers in grades 9-12.
Each camp will run for three hours and is only $40 per person. The camp will include combine testing, position specific drills along with fundamentals and techniques. Campers should bring a helmet and cleats and each camp is open to all position groups.
To sign up for the camp, please visit FerrisStateBulldogs.com/Camps. Walkup registration will also be available via cash/check only. Additional information can also be obtained by emailing summercamps@ferris.edu or by calling 1-866-950-2267.
Below are the dates & locations for this summer's camp tour:
June 12 - Lincoln Way West (Ill.) HS, 6-9 pm
June 13 - East English Village HS, 6-9 pm
June 15 - East Grand Rapids HS, 6-9 pm
June 19 - Ferris State University, 1-4 pm
June 20 - Brighton HS, 6-9 pm
June 22 - Battle Creek Central HS, 6-9 pm
The Bulldogs will begin their 109th season of varsity competition this coming fall with their sights set on making a fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Division II Playoffs.
Ferris State is coming off another historic campaign as the Bulldogs posted a 12-3 overall record in 2016 while advancing to the NCAA Division II National Semifinals for only the second time in school history. In 2016, the Bulldogs also posted a school-record tying 12 victories. Ferris State received the program's third-straight NCAA Football Playoff berth and captured the Super Region Four Championship by beating archrival Grand Valley State during a memorable postseason run. The 15-week campaign, which included three postseason playoff wins, was the school's longest in 108 years of Bulldog Football.
Over the last three seasons at Ferris State, the Bulldogs have compiled a 34-5 overall record and claimed two conference championships, posted two unbeaten regular-seasons, captured a regional title and reached the national semifinals. Ferris State has also accumulated two Harlon Hill National Player of the Year trophies, twice had a student-athlete tabbed as the nation's National Scholar-Athlete of the Year and won four postseason games.
In the five seasons under Annese, the Bulldogs have become a national power on the Division II level. FSU has posted a 49-12 overall mark in the last five years and the Bulldogs have also posted the best winning percentage of all 21 collegiate programs in the state of Michigan along with the GLIAC since his arrival.
Overall, Annese has won 83% of his games as a head coach on the collegiate and prep levels and owns 274 wins to date, which is the most of any current GLIAC member head coach at all levels.
Ferris State will return nearly 60 letterwinners for the 2017 campaign, including nearly 18 starters.