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Founded in 1906, Georgia Southern provides the benefits of a major

university with the feeling of a smaller college in a classic

Main Street community.

WWW.GEORGIASOUTHERN.EDU

@GEORGIASOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

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Georgia Southern University, classified as a doctoral/research institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, is a member of the University System of Georgia. As the largest and most comprehensive research institution in southeast Georgia, the University is a residential campus of nearly 21,000 students representing all 50 states and 88 nations. Georgia Southern offers 118 degree programs at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels through eight colleges: the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Information Technology, the College of Business Administration, the College of Education, the College of Health and Human Sciences, the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies, the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, the College of Science and Mathematics, and the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health. With an emphasis on academic distinction, excellent teaching, research and student success, Georgia Southern offers both undergraduate and graduate students an attractive campus environment that encourages learning, discovery and personal growth. Georgia Southern is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and has earned special accreditation from professional and academic associations that set standards in

• TONY ARATAGrammy Award-nominated songwriter• DIANE BAILEYOwner/clothing designer of Bailey Boys• ERIC LEE BEDDINGFIELDCountry music artist• LEE BERGERNational Geographic Explorer and Paleoanthropologist• ROB BIRONAS(late); former Pro Bowl placekicker• LUKE BRYANCountry music superstar; Best known for 2011’s “Country Girl,” 2013’s “Crash My Party” and 2013’s “That’s My Kinda Night”• THOMAS BRYANTCEO and President of TempurPedic International (retired)• DAN CATHYChairman, President and CEO, Chick-fil-A• MICHAEL CURRYHead Men’s Basketball Coach, FAU• HUGH DARLEYFounder/President, International Design & Entertainment Assoc.• MIKE DAVISExecutive Director, USGA• JERRY FRANKLINPresident and CEO of Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc.• TRACY HAMCFL & College Football Hall of Fame• JAMES W. KENNEDYKennedy Space Center Director (retired)• LEA ANNE MCBRIDEChief Spokesperson for former Vice President Dick Cheney• JERICK MCKINNONRunning Back, Minnesota Vikings• HALA MODDELMOGFormer President of Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc.; Former President and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure• EARTHWIND MORELANDNFL Super Bowl champion• JODIE MUDDPGA Champions Tour; 4 PGA Tour Wins• ADRIAN PETERSONCollege Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Inductee• GENE SAUERSUS Senior Open Champion; 3 PGA Tour Wins• FRED STOKESDefensive end (retired), NFL Super Bowl Champion• COLE SWINDELLCountry music star; best known for 2013’s “Chillin It” and 2016’s No. 1 hit “You Should Be Here”• TONY TOWNLEYCo-founder, Zaxby’s Restaurant• JOHN TUDORPitcher (retired), MLB; 117 MLB wins• J.J. WILCOXSafety, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NOTABLE ALUMNItheir fields. The University continues to expand graduate offerings to meet growing demands. Founded in 1906, Georgia Southern is one of the most beautiful campuses in the state. Comprising more than 900 acres, the historic campus offers the quintessential college portrait — Georgian-style, red-brick buildings with white columns surround a tree-lined circular drive known as Sweetheart Circle. Beyond the Circle, contemporary buildings blend into the existing architecture to showcase the continuing growth and expansion of campus facilities. Major projects recently completed include construction of a new Health Services center, the Shooting Sports Education Center and a 32,000-square-foot Military Science. Located in Statesboro, a safe, diverse All-American Main

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Street community of approximately 30,000 residents an hour northwest of Savannah and Hilton Head Island, Georgia Southern provides the benefits of a major university with the feeling of a smaller college in a classic Main Street community. In January 2017, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted to consolidate Georgia Southern University and Armstrong State University. The consolidated university will be named Georgia Southern University and Georgia Southern President Jaime Hebert will lead the new 27,000-student university. The University will serve students on three campuses—Savannah, Statesboro and Hinesville. The expected timeline for the first entering class will be fall 2018. Complete details at consolidation.GeorgiaSouthern.edu

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Jaimie L. Hebert, Ph.D., became the 13th president of Georgia Southern University on July 1, 2016. Dr. Hebert’s first 100 days were defined by unprecedented outreach to the campus community, business and community leaders as well as donors and University alumni, who helped identify key areas of focus and positioning for the University. With the consolidation of Armstrong State University and Georgia Southern University slated for 2018, Dr. Hebert and the University System of Georgia Board of Regents will set a forward-looking vision for the new Georgia Southern as an intellectual catalyst and driving force of economic growth for the region and the state. Prior to leading Georgia Southern, Dr. Hebert served as the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, where he spent the majority of his academic career. After joining the faculty there in 1999, Dr. Hebert was promoted to associate and full professor, served as chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences before moving into the provost position in 2011. During his tenure as provost, Dr. Hebert initiated academic organizational changes to increase effectiveness and efficiency. He led the establishment of the College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication, the School of Nursing, three new departments in the College of Criminal Justice and a new College of Health Sciences. Under his direction, Sam Houston State

JAIMIE L. HEBERT, Ph.D.UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTSECOND YEARLOUISIANA, 1990

added several doctoral, master’s and undergraduate degrees, and he played an integral role in securing gifts of more than $35 million for academic programs. Dr. Hebert served in a variety of leadership roles at Sam Houston State, including co-chair of the Strategic Enrollment Planning Committee and chair of the Faculty Evaluation Committee, Faculty Grievance Committee and Athletic Advisory Committee. He also served on a SACSCOC Compliance Committee, Faculty Senate, the Standing Faculty Tenure Committee and the Texas Success Initiative Committee. He was also an active member of his community, serving as president of the Huntsville Rotary Club, on the board of directors for Huntsville Girls Softball and on the Huntsville/Walker Economic Development Committee. In addition, he regularly conducted workshops for new provosts sponsored by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. A native of Louisiana, Dr. Hebert earned his bachelor, master’s and Ph.D. degrees in statistics from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He later served an assistant professor of mathematics at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, where he was nominated Student Government Association Outstanding Teacher for three consecutive years. Dr. Hebert has also worked extensively in statistical, publishing in such journals as Communications in Statistics, Quality Engineering, Journal of Applied Probability, The American Statistician and Psychological Reports. He has received more than $2.5 million in external funding as principal investigator or co-principal investigator.

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT@Pres_Hebert


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Tom Kleinlein was officially announced as Georgia Southern’s Director of Athletics on Nov. 12, 2012. A former college football player at Wake Forest University, Kleinlein joined the Eagles following two years at Kent State University, where he served as the deputy athletics director, and five years at Arizona State University, where he served as the associate athlete director for football. Now in his sixth year at GS, Kleinlein continues making his mark in all facets of the department. His approach and vision is to ensure that the Georgia Southern programs continue their recent string of successes, while he also remains sharply focused on the areas of student-athlete experience, facilities, fan engagement and fundraising. He was also a leader in the implementation of the new Georgia Southern Athletic Department in 2017 as GS and Armstrong State University merged to become one university. Kleinlein was a key cog in the leadership and planning elements to pull off the successful consolidation. The entire athletics department has enjoyed success during Kleinlein’s brief tenure. In just five years, the Eagles have distinguished themselves with 11 conference championships. The football program won the first Sun Belt title in 2014, its first year as an FBS program, and the baseball team won the 2013 Southern Conference crown, moving on to beat fifth-ranked Florida State in the NCAA Regional in Tallahassee. The Eagle football team capped off a stellar 2015 season - its first as a bowl eligible program - by claiming the first bowl win in program history with a win over Bowling Green in the GoDaddy Bowl. Kleinlein has overseen the success of all 17 GS programs. The men’s basketball team continued its rise with a second-place finish in the Sun Belt regular season in 2014-15 and narrowly missed a trip to the NCAA Tournament after falling in the conference title game. The success also continued for men’s golf, winning the Sun Belt Championship in 2015 and advancing to the NCAA Regionals for the seventh time in the past nine seasons in 2017. The cross country team has advanced to the NCAA Regionals each of the past two seasons for the first time in program history and the rifle team - one of two women’s sports created under his watch along with women’s golf - won the 2017 Southern Conference Air Rifle Championship. Kleinlein has conducted two national searches for a new head football coach that resulted in the hiring of Willie Fritz at the end of 2013 and Tyson Summers two years later, both which earned national applause. He also hired a new head men’s basketball coach in Mark Byington in 2013 and a new head women’s basketball coach in Kip Drown in 2014. Kleinlein has spearheaded an overhaul of the Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation, creating a regionally based organization. These changes have resulted in an increase in annual fund donations from $800,000 to well over a record-setting $1.8 million on an annual basis. In addition, new donor programs have been created that have generated additional revenue of $2.5 million to help cover the cost of the Eagles’ move to the Sun Belt Conference. In providing a quality experience for Eagle student-athletes, Kleinlein has overseen renovation projects totaling more than $33 million during his time in Statesboro. The projects include a new locker room and coaches’ offices for men’s basketball, new locker rooms for women’s basketball and volleyball, and new locker room and players’ area for baseball, and a new tennis scoreboard. In the fall of 2015, the Dan J. Parrish Sr., Building was dedicated after a $500,000 renovation to make it the new home of all Eagle women’s coaching staffs and the administration.

TOM KLEINLEINDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSSIXTH YEAR(WAKE FOREST, 1992)

During 2014, the expansion of Allen E. Paulson Stadium and christening the new Ted Smith Family Football Center took place. The addition of the Ted Smith Family Football Center provided a new 50,000 square foot home for Eagle football’s day-to-day operations, including weight room, locker room, athletic training room, coaches offices and team meeting space. In 2016, J.I. Clements Stadium underwent a renovation as well as the new “Blue Monster” in right field was erected, complete with an old-school manual scoreboard, and a new video board replaced the old scoreboard in left field. With the move to the Sun Belt Conference, Kleinlein has worked to increase the department’s annual operating budget from $13 million to $26 million annually. He also negotiated and signed a 15-year multimedia rights deal with Learfield Sports for the first time in school history, which is valued at $11.825 million. Over his tenure at GS, Kleinlein has negotiated a few of the largest contracts in school history, including deals with Coca-Cola and adidas. The deal with Coke, valued at $13 million, included scholarships and contributions to both the academic and athletic foundations and is the largest corporate sponsorship in the university’s history. In 2013, the Eagles signed the department’s first all-sports apparel contract with adidas, which provides approximately $800,000 in product. That contract was renewed in 2016 and now runs through the 2023-24 season. Kleinlein reinforces the department’s commitment to “rings and diplomas,” giving each student-athlete the opportunity to earn a college degree and win a championship ring. During each of the past two academic years, student-athletes posted the highest combined grade point averages in history with a 3.01 for each the year, the first time ever the department has reached the 3.0 plateau. Eight of the nine female programs, and four of the six male programs, posted a team GPA of 3.0 or higher for the 2016-17 academic year. Grade point average is but one indicator of academic success for Georgia Southern Athletics and the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate, or APR, a team-based benchmark calculation that accounts for retention and eligibility of student-athletes, is another. In the latest report, seven of the department’s programs recorded a perfect single-year APR score, while the GS volleyball and women’s basketball programs recorded APRs that ranked first in the Sun Belt in their respective sports. Volleyball and rifle have been recipients of the NCAA’s Public Recognition Award in the past two years, which goes to programs with a multi-year APR in the top 10 percent nationally of all squads in each sport. Total development of the student-athlete is a top priority and Kleinlein has implemented the “Eagles in Transition” program, which strives to help student-athletes build skills necessary to compete in the job market upon graduation. The first-of-these-kind seminars include topics such as resume writing, interviewing, career exploration, life after graduation and networking skills. Kleinlein’s vision and planning was critical as Georgia Southern navigated the changing landscape of college athletics by accepting an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference in March of 2013, moving the FCS powerhouse to the highest level of competition in football and securing a new league for the Eagles’ athletics teams. This announcement placed GS among new peers, both as a department and as a university. In two seasons, the football program has gone from an FCS transition program to a program receiving votes in the FBS Top 25 poll after winning its first bowl game. Kleinlein’s emphasis on organization and leadership is evident in the assembly of the athletics department, coaches and support staff. In addition to coaching positions and sports, Kleinlein has created his leadership team which is part of the infrastructure needed in order to operate successfully at the Division I FBS level. Kleinlein accepted his current assignment at Georgia Southern after serving in executive roles with the Kent State, Arizona State and Rutgers Athletic Departments. Prior to his career in college athletics, he served as a high school history teacher and coach in Guilford County, North Carolina. A student-athlete at Wake Forest, Kleinlein earned four letters as a member of the Demon Deacons’ offensive line (1989-92). He earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Wake Forest (1992), Master’s of Education in curriculum and instruction from Arizona State (2008) and started his career in athletics administration as an academic counselor at his alma mater. Originally from Inwood, New York, Kleinlein and his wife, Tara, have two sons – Austin and Mason.

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR@TKleinleinAD

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

The Eagle Football Alumni Association (EFAA) helps scholar athletes by giving back to the Eagle Nation. EFAA has contributed over $250,000 to the Eagle football team and $5,000 to the Ted Smith Family Football Operations Center. We strive to live out our motto of “Eagles Helping Eagles” by giving to our fellow Eagles in their times of need. We also sponsor three scholarships:

• ERKRUSSELLSCHOLARSHIP, designated for a football player

• ROGERINMANSCHOLARSHIP, designated for a football team manager

• “DOCSMITHSCHOLARSHIP, designated for a student athletic trainer

$120 Annual Membership Includes:• An Adidas EFAA polo shirt• EFAA tailgates at home football games• Invitations to yearly events• Admission into the EFAA Players’ Lounge

during home football games in the Ted Smith Family Football Operations Center

• Option for an ‘All-Sports Pass’ granting access to all Georgia Southern home athletic sporting events

• Option to purchase discounted ‘All-Sports Pass’ for immediate family members ($100 each)

• Tax deduction on additional donations

LEARN MORE

VISIT GSEagles.com/EFAA

EMAIL

[email protected]

CALL 1 (800) GSU-WINS

TWITTER.COM/GSU-EFAA

JOIN TODAY!


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TROY A. AND MOZELLE COWART BUILDING

KEVIN BOSTIAN

Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development

JUSTIN CALLAWAY

Regional Director of Development

The Georgia Southern University Athletic Foundation and Ticket Office is located in the Troy A. and Mozelle Cowart Building at 203 Lanier Drive next to Allen E. Paulson Stadium and is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Foundation and Ticket Office support the department’s mission, “Rings, Diplomas and Leaders.” Through donations made to the Foundation’s Eagle Fund, endowments and sport-specific giving opportunities, the Athletics Department is able to provide Georgia Southern student-athletes with the chance to compete for a championship ring and earn a college education while developing them as future leaders in their respective communities. Visit GSEagles.com/Foundation to learn how to support student-athletes. Eagle fans can purchase season and single-game tickets for football, baseball, basketball, soccer and volleyball at the Cowart Building or online at GSEagles.com/Tickets. Please call 1(800) GSU-WINS for more information or become an Insider to stay updated on news and announcements at GSEagles.com/Insider.

TREVONMcCARY-GLENN

Assistant Ticket Manager for Sales & Fan Experience

STEPHANIEARENDS NEAL

Director of Marketing & Communications

FRANK HOOK

Director ofSpecial Projects

DAVIDCUTLER

Director of Ticketing

GEORGIA SOUTHERN ATHLETIC FOUNDATION AND ATHLETICS TICKET OFFICE

SALLYSCOTT

Regional Director of Development

SUSANSHIFLEY

Donor RecordsCoordinator

HANNAHSOCIA

Donor & AlumniRelations Coordinator

BRITTANYMcCOOL

CommunicationsAssistant

KAITLIN RASMUSSEN

Assistant Ticket Manager for Premium & Group Sales


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DANNY REEDPLAY-BY-PLAY Danny Reed is in his second season with the Georgia Southern football program as the play-by-play man for the Georgia Southern Radio Network. Reed also handles play-by-play duties for men’s basketball and baseball radio, as well. He enters his third year with those two programs. Before moving to Statesboro, Reed served as broadcast/media relations manager for the Bowling Green Hot Rods, handling all play-by-play for all 140 games of the MLB Tampa Bay Rays’ Class-A affiliate. He also spent three seasons as radio play-by-play announcer for The Citadel’s football, men’s basketball and baseball teams. Reed produced each broadcast, hosted weekly radio and television coaches’ shows and maintained the statewide radio network. His prior experience also includes serving as a sports reporter for the Charleston Post & Courier (S.C.) and as public address announcer for the Charleston RiverDogs, the MLB New York Yankees’ Class-A affiliate.

TERRY HARVINCOLOR ANALYST Serving as the color analyst for the Georgia Southern Sports Network since 2006,Terry Harvin was a member of the Eagles’ 1986, ‘89 and ‘90 national championship teams. The four-year letterman and former punter has served the University as the President of the GS Alumni Association, donor development for the Athletic Foundation and is in a leadership role with the Eagle Football Alumni Association (EFAA). Professionally, Harvin is a business development, leadership and marketing consultant. He uses many of the lessons learned from former Eagle great, Coach Erk Russell, with the various businesses and organizations he helps. Residing in Macon, Georgia, Harvin and his wife, the former Lori Driggers (c/o ‘94), have three daughters: Madelyn, Sarah and Gillian. Madelyn, a Ruffin Scholar, is a current student at GS and a member of Southern Chorale, the University’s internationally recognized choral ensemble.

JEFF FERGUSONGEORGIA SOUTHERN SPORTS PROPERTIES GENERAL MANAGER Sponsorship sales veteran Jeff Ferguson is in his second full year as the general manager for Georgia Southern Sports Properties, a property of Learfield and the exclusive multimedia rights holder for Georgia Southern University Athletics. Ferguson manages all aspects of the extensive rights relationship between Learfield Sports and GS Athletics, which includes signage, sponsorships, corporate hospitality, event marketing, play-by-play radio, television and radio coaches’ shows, and digital opportunities via www.GSEagles.com.

KYLE DUNCANMANAGER OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Kyle Duncan joined the Georgia Southern Sports Properties team in 2017 as a manager of business development. Prior to coming to Statesboro, Duncan spent four years at three other Learfield schools. He was the Director of Game Day Operations and Interns at Tulsa for the Golden Hurricane Sports Properties from 2013-14, the Coordinator – Partnership Services at Boise State for the Bronco Sports Properties from 2015-16, and was the Coordinator – Business Development at Clemson for the Clemson Tiger Sports Properties from 2016-17. Duncan played baseball at Hill College from 2008-09, at Oklahoma State from 2010-11 and at Rogers State from 2011-14. A native of Bedford, Texas, he graduated with a degree in sports management from Rogers State.

Follow the Georgia Southern Radio Network on Twitter at:

Twitter.com/GASouthernRadio

Georgia Southern Sports Properties, a division of Learfield, manages all aspects of the Eagles’ multimedia rights including venue signage, event sponsorships/marketing, corporate hospitality, radio game broadcasts and coaches’ shows, television and digital sponsorships, including the official athletic website GSEagles.com.

COLIN LACYPRE-GAME/POST-GAME SHOW CO-HOST/SPOTTER In his fifth season with the Georgia Southern Sports Network, Colin Lacy has seen his role expand throughout his tenure with the network. For football, Lacy has served as network engineer and producer, doing the heavy lifting behind the scenes. He moved into a co-host of the pre- and post-game shows in 2016 while also serving as a spotter in the booth. Lacy is also the radio voice of Georgia Southern women’s basketball and has roles on men’s basketball and baseball broadcasts.

1230-AM | WBLJ ................................Dalton99.9-FM | WASW ............................. Douglas102.1-FM | WDBG ..............................Dublin102.1-HD2 | WDBG ...........................Dublin102.9-FM | WDUN ... Gainesville/NE Georgia550-AM | WDUN ...... Gainesville/NE Georgia105.5-FM | WIFO ................................ Jesup100.9-FM | WLYU .................... Lyons/Vidalia99.5-FM | WXKO .................................Macon

2017 GS RADIO NETWORK AFFILIATES

TRICIA FISHBUNEDIGITAL EDITOR/SHOW HOST Tricia Fishbune joined Learfield in 2016 and helps coordinate video content for Blue and White Weekly, as well as content for GSEagles.com as the digital editor/show host for Georgia Southern Sports Properties. Prior to Learfield, Fishbune worked in the GS Athletics Communications Office for the 2015-16 year. Specializing in broadcast media, Fishbune created weekly features and conducted post-game interviews after all home football games and other main sporting events. Fishbune graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 2015 with a degree in journalism and strategic communication.

RUSS BROWNPRE-GAME/POST-GAME SHOW CO-HOST/SIDELINE REPORTER Back for his eighth season with the Georgia Southern radio network, Russ Brown handles sideline reporting duties during the game and serves as co-host for pre-game and post-game shows. After attending school in Charlotte, North Carolina, and working for Raycom Sports, Brown returned to Georgia in 2006 as the Program Director for ESPN 105.5 the Fan. Brown is the program director at Middle Georgia’s ESPN and can be heard daily on the Midday Sports Zone and the Bill Shanks Show. Brown resides in Macon with his wife, Lindsey, and son, Ole.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN SPORTS NETWORK

1150-AM | WXKO ................................Macon630-AM | WBMQ............................Savannah107.3-FM | WMCD ....................... Statesboro102.9-FM | WPMX ....................... Statesboro94.9-FM | WHKN ......................... Statesboro101.7-FM | WTHO ............ Thomson/Augusta99.7-FM | WJAT ..........................Swainsboro800-AM | WJAT ..........................Swainsboro92.9-FM | WYBO .......................Waynesboro

FRANK SULKOWSKIPRE-GAME SHOW CO-HOST Sports Director at WJCL-TV and Fox 28 in Savannah since January 2006, Frank Sulkowski, “The Big Guy,” joins Russ Brown as a host of the radio network’s pre-game show. Sulkowski was a two-sport athlete at Tift County High School in Tifton, Georgia, and continued his football career at East Tennessee State University. The 1997 Georgia Southern graduate and his wife, Lori, are the parents of two daughters, Abbie and Aubrey.


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TO THE MEDIA Media interested in Georgia Southern athletics, be it an interview or press credential request, are encouraged to contact the Athletics Communications Office. Eagle coaches and student-athletes work closely with the Communications staff in servicing media requests. Please, don’t hesitate to give us a call. All interview requests for Georgia Southern coaches, student-athletes and administrators should be directed to an appropriate member of the Athletics Communications staff. The Athletics Communications Office is located in the Dan J. Parrish, Sr. Building off of Fair Road. All media members coming to campus during business hours of the work week need to stop by the the Parking & Transportation office or the Welcome Center in Lewis Hall to obtain a parking pass. There is no charge for visitor parking permits. Media will be responsible for paying any fines they incur while on campus.

PRESS BOX ENTRANCE – The entrance to the Georgia Southern press box is located at the back of the box midway across the south stands. There is no elevator to the press box. Steps are located on either end of the press box. LEVELS – The press box is a two-tier facility. To reach the second level, you must enter the first level and use the stairs located in the middle of the writers’ area. LEVEL 1 – This area is reserved for print media and statistics personnel. The athletics communications office provides wireless internet access and Ethernet lines on a first-come, first-served basis. RADIO NETWORK – The originating station for each team’s network is provided a booth from which to broadcast. Two phone lines are provided in the visitor’s radio booth on a reciprocal basis. Otherwise, a fee of $100 will be charged. TELEVISION – A broadcast booth will be provided to the originating television network. Contact the athletics communications office for details. All telecasts must have the approval of GS Athletics Director Tom Kleinlein. COACHES BOOTH – Each of the coaching staffs have one booth designated for their use. For information on headsets, contact Nick Scull at (814) 591-8459. LEVEL 2 – The photo deck level serves as the filming area for all television and team video crews. Priority is given to team video operations. This area also serves as an overflow area and home to the Georgia Southern Student Radio Station broadcast crew. SIDELINE – Georgia Southern strictly follows NCAA rules regarding media representatives on the sidelines. Photographers are not permitted to shoot within the designated team areas and must display their credentials at all times.

CREDENTIALS PRESS BOX – Seating is extremely limited in the press box and credentials are at a premium. All members of the media covering the game must request credentials from the Athletics Communications Office at least seven (7) days in advance. All single-game requests must be made via e-mail to [email protected]. Individuals not assigned to the game will not be granted press credentials. No one under the age of 18 will be permitted in the working area of the press box (or on the sideline) at any time, regardless of affiliation.

SIDELINES – Follow the same procedure as used in requesting press box credentials.

PRESS WILL CALL Game credentials and parking passes not mailed can be picked up at the press will-call window. Will call is located between Gates 7 and 8 and opens two (2) hours prior to kickoff. This is the only location that passes will be left.

PARKING Press parking is at a premium at Paulson Stadium and as a result, spaces are allotted first to media who cover the Eagles on a full-time basis. Press parking is located in the parking lot southwest of the press box. Parking spaces are numbered in this lot and vehicles in the wrong spaces will be towed at the owner’s expense. The overflow and single-game parking lot is in nearby Freedom’s Landing.

PRESS BOX SERVICES Statistics, flip cards and game programs will be distributed in the press box prior to game time. Play-by-play, complete quarter, halftime and final game statistics, defensive statistics, drive charts, notes and quotes will be available shortly after the conclusion of the game. A catered meal will be available before the game on Level 1 on a first-come, first-served basis, and can be picked up with the proper credentials. Beverages (soft drinks, water) will be available throughout the contest. Separate meals for broadcast crews may be arranged in advance to meet specific schedules.

POST-GAME INTERVIEWS At the conclusion of each home contest, all GS interviews are conducted inside the Smith Family Football Center on the second floor in the team room. Student-athletes will only be available in the press conference, no one-on-one interviews will be permitted. Head coach Tyson Summers will address the media following the players’ departure. Visiting players and coaches will be available by contacting the visiting SID. The visitor’s locker room is located on the north side of the Bishop Field House.

COACH SUMMERS INTERVIEWS Media members wishing to interview Coach Tyson Summers are asked to please contact Bryan Johnston in the Athletics Communications Office. Coach Summers is available on Mondays and Tuesdays before practice to the media in the Ted Smith Family Football Center.

STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS All student-athlete interviews must be coordinated through the Athletics Communications Office. Student-athlete interviews will take place before practice Monday and Tuesday during a regular game week. No interviews are allowed on Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays.

PRACTICE INTERVIEWS Georgia Southern practices are open to the press unless specifically noted. Coach Summers and members of his staff will meet with media following practice on the Field of Dreams at Paulson Stadium. Requests for student-athletes interviews will need to be submitted before practice. Photographers and videographers from accredited media outlets will be the only individuals allowed with cameras

at the practice facility. Please consult with the Athletics Communications Office on when filming is permissible. Practice schedules and updates will be provided to the media via e-mail.

WEEKLY GAME NOTES Georgia Southern Athletics Communications will publish weekly game notes, which will include updated stats, series history, practice schedules and notes of interest, each Monday on GSEagles.com.

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS & FOOTBALL OFFICES The Athletics Communications Office is the Dan J. Parrish Sr. Building off of Fair Drive. All football coaching staff offices are located in the Ted Smith Family Football Center, east end zone of Paulson Stadium at 205 Lanier Drive.

PRESS CREDENTIAL POLICY• Spouses, dates, children, equipment carriers and non-workers are restricted from the press box, sidelines and locker rooms. Any abuse of a working credential will result in the media agency losing credential privileges. Credentials will not be issued to any person under the age of 18.

• In some instances, due to space limitations, meeting the identified criteria does not guarantee credentials.

• Space for the working press, radio and television is allocated by the Georgia Southern Athletics Communications Office, which reserves the right to deny credentials to any outlet.

• Due to space restrictions, Georgia Southern does not allow radio stations to broadcast live shows or segments from the press area of the press box – before, during or after a game.

Guidelines1. Season media credentials are issued to those organizations that report on Georgia Southern intercollegiate athletics on a regular and substantial basis, as outlined above.

2. With the exception of Eagle beat reporters reporting on the team on a daily basis and producing daily reports, all passes are approved and issued on a game-by-game basis.

3. All passes and credentials are non-transferable without prior approval from the Georgia Southern Athletics Communications Office. Passes used by any member of a credentialed outlet without specific editorial assignment or by non-working members of the organization are subject to revocation upon University request.

4. Due to limited space and to ensure compliance with NCAA guidelines, credentials for “free-lance” writers or photographers will not be considered without a specific assignment received in writing by the assigning organization.

5. Georgia Southern and the NCAA prohibit the issuance of credentials to representatives of an organization that regularly publishes gambling information, such as “tout sheets” or “tip sheets.” Georgia Southern will not issue credentials to organizations whose primary function is to deliver news related to the recruitment of student-athletes, unless owned and operated under a national parent company.

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Bryan Johnston, Assistant A.D., Athletics CommunicationsSport: FootballEmail: [email protected] • Phone: 912-548-5448Alma Mater: South Carolina (‘99) • Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.Quickly: Spent 16 years at Virginia Tech handling football,

wrestling and softball for the Hokies … Promoted to director of strategic communications in 2015 … Also worked with volleyball and swimming & diving during his time in Blacksburg … Named national wrestling SID of the Year in 2014 … Joined the GS staff in August 2015.

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Marc GiGnac, Associate Director, Athletics CommunicationsSports: Men’s Basketball, Volleyball, Men’s & Women’s GolfEmail: [email protected] • Phone: 912-548-5228Alma Mater: North Carolina (‘97) • Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.Quickly: Had a five-year tenure as the SID at Davidson College and

a six-year stint as the director of athletic communications at Canisius College … Joined the GS staff in 2012.

aJ henderson, Assistant Director, Athletics CommunicationsSports: Football #2, Rifle, Cross Country, BaseballEmail: [email protected] • Phone: 912-548-5071Alma Mater: Florida State (‘07) • Hometown: Emory, Va.Quickly: Had an 18-month stint at Presbyterian College, along with

internships at the ACC and Appalachian State … Joined the GS staff in January 2011.

MaGGie tyler, Assistant Director, Athletics CommunicationsDuties: Director, True Blue TVEmail: [email protected] • Phone: 912-548-0352Alma Mater: Virginia Tech (‘16) • Hometown: Poquoson, Va.Quickly: A first-team All-ACC and all-region pitcher for the Hokie

softball team … Gained broadcast experience with ESPN3, WSLS-TV and HokiesXtra … Joined the GS staff in August 2016.

6. No credentials will be issued to individuals under the age of 18. Admission to media facilities are for working media only. The locker room is off-limits to members of the media at all times.

7. Credentials may be requested, but are not guaranteed for approval, for online entities that host a website that regularly and substantially reports on GS intercollegiate athletics. These online entities must employ for that Georgia Southern-dedicated website at least one full-time, salaried employee who provides editorial oversight before an article can be posted. Neither independent bloggers, nor fan sites where anyone can submit articles for publication, will receive credentials.

Online entities must register at least 20,000 legitimate unique users per month in each of the past 12 months, and must have been in existence for a minimum of three years, to be given consideration. The outlet must designate one main contact to serve as the beat writer for designated sports, and all content written in story or blog form must have the writer’s name and contact information.

New outlets meeting these criteria are eligible for, but are not guaranteed, one (1) press pass and one (1) photography pass for home games and media events.

8. University personnel may deny or revoke credentials without notice and an individual shall surrender his/her credential upon request for: noncompliance with the priorities or guidelines set out in this policy; noncompliance with health, safety, or security directives issued regarding University athletic events; violations of University, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, NCAA, or Sun Belt policies; and for conduct for which there are reasonable grounds to believe violate state or federal law, or constitute a breach of professional ethics, including inappropriate dress and/or intoxication.

9. The Georgia Southern Athletics Communications Office reserves the right to change this policy at any time.

GSEAGLES.COM GSEagles.com is the official website for Georgia Southern University Athletics, partnering with SIDEARM Sports for feature-packed website with an easy-to-use interface. Features of the website include an all-access section with live streams and archives of Eagle games and features and interviews with coaches and players, calendar with all upcoming contests, one-touch links to social media, tickets, Athletic Foundation and online store. A full suite of mobile features for fans using tablets and phones are included with the website. Additionally, live stats and video streams can all be accessed on Android, iOS and Windows phones.

“BLUE-WHITE WEEKLY” WEEKLY TELEVISION SHOW An award-winning, half-hour television program featuring game highlights, commentary and special features, “Inside Georgia Southern Football” with Coach Tyson Summers is produced each week during the football season. “Inside Georgia Southern Football” with Coach Tyson Summers is broadcast several times a week and is available on demand on the official site of GS Athletics at GSEagles.com. Schedule and channel information for the 2017 program will be announced at a later date.

“INSIDE GEORGIA SOUTHERN FOOTBALL” WEEKLY RADIO SHOW Coach Tyson Summers and host Danny Reed meet each week with friends and fans in the live audience each to recap the Eagles’ previous game, discuss the next opponent and answer questions from GS fans near and far. Send questions for Coach Summers via tweet to @GaSouthernRadio. More information on the 2017 show schedule will be announced at a later date.

EAGLES’ GAMES ON TELEVISION, ONLINE GS home games not picked up by network television will be available for viewing digitally on ESPN3. Game times and network choices will be announced as the season progresses.

COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Collegepressbox.com is the official media web site for The Sun Belt Conference. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more for the conference and each of its 12 football-playing schools throughout the season. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

aaron socha, Athletics Communications AssistantSports: Women’s Soccer, Men’s & Women’s Tennis, Track & FieldEmail: [email protected]: Sport Management (‘19) • Hometown: Waxhaw, N.C.Quickly: Is in his third year with the athletics communications

office … Responsible for all facets of women’s soccer, track & field and tennis programs’ publicity … Stat Crew inputter for football and baseball … Joined the GS staff in August 2015.

chad JacKson, Director, Athletics CommunicationsSports: Women’s Basketball, Men’s Soccer, Softball, Swimming &

DivingEmail: TBD • Phone: 912-548-1233Alma Mater: North Florida (‘95) • Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.Quickly: Spent 18 years at Armstrong State University as Director

of Sports Communications … Joined the Pirates from UNC Wilmington, where he served as assistant SID in 1998-99 … Was honored with the Armstrong State University “Spirit of Armstrong” award in 2015 … Joined the GS staff in July 2017.

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dreW Morris, Athletics Communications AssistantDuties: Graphic Design and Visual CommunicationsEmail: [email protected] Mater: Missouri Baptist (‘15) • Hometown: Kirkwood, Mo.Quickly: Played tennis at Missouri Baptist and graduated with

a degree in sport management … Earned a Master’s in 2017 from Lindenwood in communications … Joined the GS staff in August 2017.


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Assoc. Athletic Director for Fan Experience

& Community Relations

REGGIESIMPKINS

Director, Student-Athlete Services

NICK SCULL Director,

Game Operations

LARRYMAYS

Assoc. Athletic Director for External Affairs

and Corporate Relations

RAYMALONE

Turf Manager

ATHLETICS EXECUTIVE STAFF

KEITHROUGHTON

Director, NCAA Compliance and

Eligibility

TOMKLEINLEIN

Director of Athletics

JEFFBLYTHE

Senior Assoc. Athletic Director for Business

Operations

BRANDYCLOUSE

Assoc. Athletic Director for Sports

Medicine/SWA

TRACYHAM

Assoc. Athletic Director for Internal

Operations

DAN ADAMS

Director, Promotions and Fan Experience

KEVIN BOSTIAN

Senior Assoc. Athletic Director for

Development

BRIANDUNLEAVYWomen’s Soccer

TYSONSUMMERS

Football

RODNEYHENNON

Baseball

DUSTINWOOD Volleyball

GEORGIA SOUTHERN HEAD COACHES

MARKBYINGTON

Men’s Basketball

CARTERCOLLINS

Men’s Golf

KELLYCARTER

Cross Country/Track & Field

KIPDROWN

Women’s Basketball

SANDERKONING Men’s Tennis

EMILYKUHFELD Women’s Golf

FAMILIAR FACES

BARRYMUNKASY

Cheer

JEREMY YARBROUGH

Turf Manager

JAKEMcBRIDE Turf Manager

LAURATHOMAS

Swimming & Diving

JOHNMURPHY Men’s Soccer

SEANMcCAFFREY Women’s Tennis

NATEBROWN

Athletics Facilities Manager

CASSIEDE LEON

Executive Administrative Asst., Athletic Director

HAROLDWATSON

Director, Strategic Marketing

CHRIS GEYERMAN, Ph.D.

Faculty AthleticsRepresentative

SHAYNE BRINSON

Administrative Assistant

LAUREN BUCK

Business Manager

RYANFRIEDLINE

Promotions and Fan Experience G.A.

LISASWEANY

Deputy Athletic Director

KIMDEANSoftball

TORITHURSTON

Promotions and Fan Experience G.A.

STACYTHROWER

Promotions and Fan Experience Assistant

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL

ROGER INMAN

Facilities Consultant

SANDRAWORMAN

Rifle

MATT WISE

Director of Character Development, Football

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