The first day of practice in full pads always sends first-year Northwestern State football coach Blaine McCorkle to a happy place mentally.
His first Demon squad made sure that held true following NSU’s twohour workout in pads Monday morning inside Turpin Stadium.
“Short-yardage, goal-line, scrimmages are always my favorite practices,” McCorkle said. “I spent too many years as an offensive line coac…