Football | 10/24/2016 10:25:00 AM

STATESBORO, Ga. - The Georgia Southern football team will host Appalachian State on Thursday night in a nationally televised game from Paulson Stadium. With the unique game slot comes the challenge of parking on a weekday. Below, you will find all the rules and regulations in regards to parking for the 7:30 p.m. game.

For Thursday games, students may no longer enter the Erk Russell Athletic Park, encompassing Paulson Stadium and the Soccer/Track Field Facility parking lot beginning at noon, towing begins at 2 p.m. and all donor spots are guaranteed at 3 p.m. Students may not enter the Recreation Activity Center (RAC) lots after 1 p.m., towing begins at 3:30 p.m. and donor spots will be guaranteed at 4 p.m. Donors must clear the RAC lot by 10 a.m. Friday morning. Find more information here: Parking Rules and Regulations for Thursday Games.

Parking on Campus
Permit enforcement in all campus parking lots (residential lots, faculty and staff lots, etc.) will cease at 12 p.m. At 12 p.m. students and staff will be allowed to park anywhere on campus (besides RAC and Stadium) on a first come, first served basis. Spaces in front of the Performing Arts Center (PAC) as well as those in Hanner lots will also be available for use. Safety violations will still be enforced. Please avoid parking in game day areas, Health Services patient parking, fire lanes, handicap spaces, sidewalks and reserved parking spaces.

Campus Parking Map

Transit
Thursday game days will incur a number of changes for the Southern Express. The RAC bus stop location will be moved to Akins Blvd at 1 p.m. and will only stop after making a full route into campus. All Transit Routes will run their regular scheduled times with Blue Route ceasing at 9 p.m. (as normal). The Gold Route will have an increased amount of buses running after 5 p.m. to accommodate game day crowds. Gold Route will run one (1) additional hour after the game ends.

Tailgating
Tailgating will be permitted after 4 p.m. in the numbered, commuter lots.

Tips
• Expect major delays
• Encourage carpooling
• Exercise patience and good spirit
• Residents of University Housing should keep cars parked at the residence halls

NOTE: These will be the same policies in effect for the UL Lafayette game on Nov. 10.

For more information or questions about parking regulations please contact the Office of Parking and Transportation 912-478-7275 or visit Parking Rules and Regulations for Thursday Games.