Linebacker Braylon Mitchell (AP Photo)
During the month of August, temperatures in the South can easily rise into the triple digits. This heat spike becomes a real problem for college football programs that begin preseason camp in August.
Coaches need to be flexible enough to get the most on-field practice time possible, while also keeping player safety in mind. Some coaches choose to hold indoor practices until it cools down outside, others take their players for a swim; Bret Bielema, head coach at Arkansas, makes sure to bring along plenty of Gatorade.
The Razorbacks’ Twitter account tweeted on Tuesday that over the first three days of practice, Arkansas players drank 75,456 oz. of Gatorade.
That is a lot of thirst quencher.
Arkansas went through 262 cases, each case containing 24, 12-oz. bottles. There are 105 men on the preseason roster, according to Arkansas’ Assistant Athletic Director Patrick Pierson, meaning each player has consumed 718 oz. of Gatorade, or 60, 12-0z. bottles, over the past three days of practice.
It is common knowledge that the human body is roughly 75% water. There is a pretty good chance that if an Arkansas player was tested after the team’s third practice, they would be at least 5% Gatorade.
The sports drink’s popular slogan “Is it in you?” need not be asked to the Razorbacks. It definitely is.
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