LORMAN &8212; On an otherwise serene day on the campus of Alcorn State University, the quiet is pierced by the sounds of whistles, bullhorns and the screams of players and coaches.

Walking along the football practice fields at ASU, one is privy to a variety of knowledge.

&8220;You want to play college football?&8221; one counselor asks a group of defensive linemen. &8220;Well, you&8217;d better learn this.&8221;

&8220;What are you doing standing like that?&8221; another counselor asks a linebacker. &8220;A linebacker can&8217;t be in a stance like that. He&8217;ll be tired before the lineman even gets there.&8221;

This is the Steve &8220;Air&8221; McNair Football Camp, and standing still is not an option.

Over 500 football players of all ages and abilities from throughout the region made the trek to the ASU campus to learn from the former star quarterback and his myriad of friends and family.

Players shuttled quickly from one station to another, moving every time a bullhorn sounded. Stations covered virtually every position on the football field.

McNair told the assembled reporters he was incredibly happy with the turnout and results of the camp.

&8220;It&8217;s going great,&8221; he said. &8220;I think everyone got a lot out of it.

There was a lot of football knowledge to gain here, and I think all the counselors gave everyone plenty to work with this fall.&8221;

Mitchell Williams, media coordinator for Steve McNair, said this camp had been the biggest yet.

&8220;We have over 500 campers,&8221; Williams said. &8220;That&8217;s more than we&8217;ve ever had. We were expecting to have between 300 and 400, but then (Jackson) Lanier pulled up in a bus, Holmes County pulled up in a bus, and McComb pulled up in a bus. All three of them brought their whole team.&8221;

With that success in mind, McNair said the camp could expand in the near future.

&8220;Right now with my schedule I don&8217;t have the time to put on a multi-day camp,&8221; he said. &8220;When I retire and I can devote more time to these kids that&8217;s going to be one of the first things on my list.&8221;

McNair said he puts on the camp for the sole reason of influencing the lives of young men.

&8220;Any time you get an opportunity to help kids you do it,&8221; he said. &8220;That&8217;s what I want to do, is work with kids. Not only does this camp offer tips on football, it gives suggestions on life as well. You want them to develop as a person, too. We want to make sure the kids enjoy themselves, but we also want them to learn things.

&8220;It&8217;s been a really good camp and the kids have been great,&8221; McNair continued. &8220;That&8217;s what it&8217;s all about.&8221;

While there, McNair also addressed his strange experiences over the past few months, which included being locked out of workouts in the Tennessee Titans complex and finally being traded to the Baltimore Ravens.

&8220;I&8217;m very comfortable (in Baltimore),&8221; he said. &8220;It&8217;s been a whirlwind over the past few months. Now I&8217;m going to a team I hated playing against with players I hated playing against like Ray Lewis, but it&8217;s good now. I realize it was a business decision by the Titans and I respect that. I don&8217;t try to mix my personal feelings with business. I hold no ill will towards them.&8221;

When asked if playing against his old team would be strange, McNair acknowledged it would be odd being on the other side of the field, but said he wasn&8217;t going to treat the game with a vendetta. He did, however, acknowledge it was on his mind.

&8220;Nov. 12 (the day the Ravens visit Nashville to take on the Titans) is marked on my calendar.&8221;

McNair said he currently had no designs to retire.

&8220;I feel healthy right now,&8221; he said. &8220;I signed a five-year contract. I feel like if I can just stay healthy I&8217;ll continue to play. I haven&8217;t won a Super Bowl yet.&8221;