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Commanders officially announce training camp pep rally for Friday

A new era begins Friday.

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The Washington Commanders officially announced a training camp pep rally scheduled for 1 p.m. at FedEx Field on Friday. Friday, of course, will be the first full day for Josh Harris and his group as Washington’s new owners.

The Commanders announced the event on social media, revealing there will be special guests, such as Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jonathan Allen, multiple franchise legends, mascot Major Tuddy, Command Force and more.

What or who did the Commanders mean when they said more? In all caps, nonetheless.

Owners will vote on the sale of the Commanders Thursday. It’s expected that NFL owners will approve Harris and his partners as Washington’s new owners, but it’s still not official. Therefore, the team account couldn’t say Harris and his partners would be in attendance.

However, a report from Darren Haynes of WUSA Channel 9 in Washington indicated that the Harris group would be in attendance. We shall see.

Former Washington players Logan Paulsen and Fred Smoot will host the event. Both work on the media side for the team and are outstanding in their roles. Smoot at a pep rally should be fun.

Fans can attend with an RSVP, which you can find here.

 

 

Swinney has message for Clemson fans at pep rally

ORLANDO – Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney made a surprise appearance at the Cheez-It bowl pep rally. Coach Swinney had a message for the Clemson fans in attendance.

ORLANDO — Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney made a surprise appearance at the Cheez-It bowl pep rally.

Coach Swinney had a message for the Clemson fans in attendance.

Pete Sampson looking forward to return of Notre Dame pep rallies

Nothing like a pep rally to pump up Irish fans.

As part of its countdown to the 2021 season, the staff at The Athletic is looking at the 50 things it’s most looking forward to. For Notre Dame beat reporter Pete Sampson, the choice is easy. In his contribution to the list, which only can be read by subscribers, Sampson can’t wait for the return of the Friday night pep rallies. While it remains unclear how they will look with COVID-19 still around, the plan is to have one ahead of the Irish’s home opener Sept. 11 against Toledo.

With everyone and their mother able to attend these pep rallies without the need for tickets, it really provides a sense of community for those who pledge their loyalty to Notre Dame. Sampson probably sums it up best in these two paragraphs:

“Yes, Notre Dame’s pep rallies can seem stuck in time, callbacks to when this place was more a blue-collar Catholic school than a powerhouse international institution. That’s part of what makes them great when the moment is right. The pep rally is an hour of singular focus and memory-making where the football team is more supporting actor and the crowd takes the lead. The signs, the chanting, the skits, the body paint. It’s all a devotional to Notre Dame the community. It makes Notre Dame feel like the biggest high school in America.

No college program has more support from a smaller student body than Notre Dame. That’s seen Saturdays on NBC. But it’s felt on Friday nights early in the season when the Notre Dame community gathers to show what separates this place and this football program’s ability to bring people together.”

You can’t beat something like that. Why would anyone who works or studies at Notre Dame or anyone who lives in or near South Bend want to be anywhere else the Friday before a home game? Name one thing that brings the people area closer together than that. Go ahead. I’ll wait for your answer.