Eagles Wrap Up Final Practice in Shells on Thursday
4/17/2014 10:11:00 PM | Football
Early Friday morning session will complete Spring 2014 workouts
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STATESBORO, Ga. – In its first practice since Saturday's Blue-White Game, the Georgia Southern Football team hit the field in shells for 24 periods Thursday afternoon. Inclement weather Tuesday knocked that session off the schedule with the Eagles attending lifting appointments and meetings.
Back on the field Thursday, Coach Willie Fritz and the coaching staff went through corrections after reviewing Saturday's scrimmage and followed a practice script that included pass skelly and team work. Before those late periods, the Eagles worked on individual and position drills with segments of challenging one-on-one drills.
Coach Fritz expected to install approximately 70-80 percent of the spread option offense this spring with the remainder set for preseason camp. During the NCAA-allotted 15 practices, with the count at 14 after Thursday, the Eagle offense was introduced to a heavier passing regime to compensate for a lack of experience in that area. One of the major tenants of Fritz's offense, a strong run game, will see more emphasis during preseason workouts.
The Eagles complete their final session Friday morning at 7 a.m. on the practice fields adjacent to the banks of "Beautiful Eagle Creek."
RENEWAL PERIOD ENDS FRIDAY:
Friday, April 18th is the final day for season ticket holders to renew their seats before they are released for public sale on Thursday, May 1st. Eagle fans can secure their seats for Georgia Southern's first year in the FBS and Sun Belt by logging into their accounts at GSEagles.com/renewals or by calling 1-800-GSU-WINS. The Athletics Ticket Office is open until 5 p.m. on Friday.
FIRST EVENT IN PAULSON STADIUM:
Georgia Southern produced a promo video for the upcoming concert at Paulson Stadium featuring Lady Antebellum with special guests Joe Nichols and Kristian Bush on May 2nd. Coach Willie Fritz (0:55), Eagle defensive lineman Jamal Johnson and Defensive Line Coach Kevin Peoples (2:14) helped out with the fun lip dub video after practice earlier this week. Check out their talents here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?
ADIDAS ITEMS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE:
Fans can purchase all the latest Georgia Southern Eagles merchandise, including official team sideline gear later this summer, by visiting fanzone.gseagles.com. The site launched last weekend to offer convenient 24/7 shopping to fans throughout the nation and those overseas.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics and twitter.com/GSAthletics, and "EaglesGATA" mobile app for Android and iOS. Tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events can be purchased by calling 1-800-GSU-WINS or by visiting GSEagles.com and clicking on tickets in the top menu.
LOOK MOM, WE'RE ON TV
Two Georgia Southern home football contests have been selected for national television broadcast, requiring both the Appalachian State and Troy games to move to Thursday nights. The Eagles and Mountaineers will be featured as the first non-Saturday matchup between Sun Belt Conference opponents as the rivals will play on September 25th on ESPNU. Georgia Southern will now welcome Troy to Paulson Stadium on October 30th, another game slated for broadcast on ESPNU.
Kickoff times for both Thursday games will be announced at a later date by the network.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA.
Season tickets for the Eagles' first campaign in FBS are available by calling 1-800-GSU-WINS.
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