The Portland State Football program will begin spring practice on Apr. 3. The spring session will run through Apr. 21 when the Vikings play their Spring Game at Hillsboro Stadium. The Spring Game, played on a Friday, will start a big day of Vikings Athletics in Hillsboro. The Viking Softball team will be hosting Big Sky Conference foe Sacramento State also at Hillsboro on Gordon Faber Field 4. The football program will host a post-game party at the softball doubleheader. Viking Football begins at 10 a.m. Viking Softball begins at 1 p.m.
 
All Viking football practices will take place at Stott Community Field on the PSU campus. Scrimmages will take place at the end of the first two weeks of practice.
 
Portland State returns 42 letterwinners, including 15 starters, for 2023. The Vikings have seven returning starters on offense, five on defense and all three on special teams. The Vikings also have 37 returning redshirts, 20 of whom have game experience but have maintained redshirt status. They will have approximately 75 student-athletes available to compete in spring practice.
 
Highlighting the returners offense will be JR QB Dante Chachere, the Vikings' entire fleet of running backs, JR WR Nate Bennett, and four starters on the offensive line. On defense, the Vikings bring back talented linebackers Parker McKenna, Jaymason Willingham and David Joseph, as well as defensive backs Tyreese Shakir and Isaiah Avery among others.
 
PSU's 22-man national letter of intent signing class (19 high school, 3 transfers) was rated as the top class in the Big Sky Conference and third-best in the nation at the FCS level by 247Sports.com.
 
More details on spring football will be released in the coming weeks.
 
2023 PORTLAND STATE SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICE 
Mon., Apr. 3              8-10 a.m.
Tues., Apr. 4             8-10 a.m.
Wed., Apr. 5             8-10 a.m.
Thurs., Apr. 6           9-11 a.m.
Fri., Apr. 7                9-11 a.m.
Sat., Apr. 8               9-11 a.m. scrimmage
 
Tues., Apr. 11           8-10 a.m.
Wed., Apr. 12           8-10 a.m.
Thurs., Apr. 13         8-10 a.m.
Fri., Apr. 14              9-11 a.m. scrimmage
 
Mon., Apr. 17            8-10 a.m.
Tues., Apr. 18           9-11 a.m.
Wed., Apr. 19           8-10 a.m.
Fri., Apr. 21              10 a.m. Spring Football Game, Hillsboro Stadium.
                                 Post-game Spring Football Party at Viking Softball DH, 1 p.m.