If you're like me, National Signing Day just gets you jonesing for actual football. While the real season is a few months away, spring football will be here before you know it.

In fact, FAU has set up some dates for spring drills.

Spring practice is set to open on Wednesday, March 31 with the spring game set for Saturday, April 24.

Of course, none of the signees will be going through spring drills, but grayshirt Cory Henry will and there will be plenty of other things to watch. The team will definitely have a new look, so I can't wait to see how the spring drills go.

Before that, there will be FAU's Pro Day for NFL scouts, scheduled for Thursday, March 4. Some portions of the sessions will be closed to the public, but some will be open such as the drills at the track and field complex.

The season opener is still Sept. 4 at UAB, and AD Craig Angelos said it's starting to look like that will stay in place even though there has been some discussion about UAB wanting to move the two remaining games vs. FAU back a few years.

The game vs. Michigan State in Detroit is Sept. 11 and the Spartan fans may not be as ticked off as we thought since it appears MSU has backed down from using a new logo.

On Oct. 2, the Owls will travel to Tampa to face first-year coach Skip Holtz and USF.

And, as we told you a month ago, the game at Texas is Nov. 20 in Austin, Texas.

The Sun Belt portion of the schedule will be set possibly by March, Angelos said.

You can always check the latest on the 2010 and other future schedules here.

Owl Links
Your daily guide to what's being written about the Owls

At FAUOwlAccess.com we had a report on the basketball team's 86-69 loss at North Texas

Later today, we'll have a preview of the next game of the road trip - Saturday's contest at Denver.

We'll also have a preview of Saturday's Texas vs. Nation game featuring FAU coach Howard Schnellenberger, quarterback Rusty Smith and tight end Jason Harmon.

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Owl Cal
Your daily calendar of FAU related events

Saturday
2 p.m. Football: Texas vs. Nation at El Paso, Texas (CBS College Sports)
3:30 p.m. Women's Hoops: FAU at Denver
6 p.m. Hoops: FAU at Denver