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Eagles Return to Paulson One More Time for Final Spring Practice
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STATESBORO, GA. – Georgia Southern Football completed its 15th and final practice of the spring season on Monday with 105 minutes of work at Paulson Stadium. The Eagles, coming off Saturday's Blue-White Game, had a non-contact session, practicing in helmets and shorts to close the spring.
"The best thing that has happened for us is that we have stayed healthy," said Head Coach Willie Fritz. "The tough thing about spring football is it is still close to the start of the season. If you have a guy pick up a big injury, he might be out when the season begins. That is something you worry about as a head coach, but we've managed to stay pretty healthy and we got a lot of reps for a bunch of different guys."
The defense stole the show in Saturday's spring game which included a couple interceptions and a couple sacks for Coach Jack Curtis' corps. Offensively the Eagles were paced by Vegas Harley with 45-yards on eight carries, while adding a 28-yard completion.
Quarterbacks Kevin Ellison and Favian Upshaw and running backs Matt Breida and Alfred Ramsby did not participate in the live portion of Saturday's scrimmage following the decision of Fritz and his staff. Fritz said at the beginning of the spring that in an effort to keep them healthy, the group would not see live action during the 15 spring practice sessions.
"We worked a little bit on West Virginia today," said Fritz. "They run a little bit different of an offensive and defensive structure than what we normally see, so we got to see a little bit of that. We also worked to clean up a few things in the kicking game. We made some really good strides in the kicking game and we've got to focus on continuing to grow in that part of the game."
Season Tickets
Football season tickets for the 2015 campaign are on sale now, and fans can purchase them as well as parking by calling 1-800-GSU-WINS or by visiting the ticket office in the Cowart Building adjacent to Paulson Stadium (203 Lanier Drive). Ticket office hours are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Season tickets and parking can also be purchased at the Coaches' Caravan events beginning April 21 in Emanuel County - VISA, MasterCard, AmEx and cash are accepted. Online sales for new season tickets and new parking begin May 1.
Despite six home games in 2015 compared to five in 2014, season ticket prices have stayed the same, and a majority of required annual donations to the Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation in order to purchase season tickets remain the same as well. Season tickets prices start as low as $75 for all six games, and seats that do not require a donation are available from $135-145 per seat.
Coaches Caravans
Georgia Southern Athletics will make 12 stops on its Coaches Caravan Tour this spring. To register, contact Sally Scott at 912-478-5520 or swscott@georgiasouthern.edu.
Hear from Athletic Director Tom Kleinlein, head football coach Willie Fritz and a number of other coaches at a caravan stop near you. The first stop on the tour will be April 21, in Swainsboro.
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. Eagle fans can follow Coach Willie Fritz's twitter account @CoachWEFritz. For tickets, call 1-800-GSU-WINS or visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
STATESBORO, GA. – Georgia Southern Football completed its 15th and final practice of the spring season on Monday with 105 minutes of work at Paulson Stadium. The Eagles, coming off Saturday's Blue-White Game, had a non-contact session, practicing in helmets and shorts to close the spring.
"The best thing that has happened for us is that we have stayed healthy," said Head Coach Willie Fritz. "The tough thing about spring football is it is still close to the start of the season. If you have a guy pick up a big injury, he might be out when the season begins. That is something you worry about as a head coach, but we've managed to stay pretty healthy and we got a lot of reps for a bunch of different guys."
The defense stole the show in Saturday's spring game which included a couple interceptions and a couple sacks for Coach Jack Curtis' corps. Offensively the Eagles were paced by Vegas Harley with 45-yards on eight carries, while adding a 28-yard completion.
Quarterbacks Kevin Ellison and Favian Upshaw and running backs Matt Breida and Alfred Ramsby did not participate in the live portion of Saturday's scrimmage following the decision of Fritz and his staff. Fritz said at the beginning of the spring that in an effort to keep them healthy, the group would not see live action during the 15 spring practice sessions.
"We worked a little bit on West Virginia today," said Fritz. "They run a little bit different of an offensive and defensive structure than what we normally see, so we got to see a little bit of that. We also worked to clean up a few things in the kicking game. We made some really good strides in the kicking game and we've got to focus on continuing to grow in that part of the game."
Season Tickets
Football season tickets for the 2015 campaign are on sale now, and fans can purchase them as well as parking by calling 1-800-GSU-WINS or by visiting the ticket office in the Cowart Building adjacent to Paulson Stadium (203 Lanier Drive). Ticket office hours are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Season tickets and parking can also be purchased at the Coaches' Caravan events beginning April 21 in Emanuel County - VISA, MasterCard, AmEx and cash are accepted. Online sales for new season tickets and new parking begin May 1.
Despite six home games in 2015 compared to five in 2014, season ticket prices have stayed the same, and a majority of required annual donations to the Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation in order to purchase season tickets remain the same as well. Season tickets prices start as low as $75 for all six games, and seats that do not require a donation are available from $135-145 per seat.
Coaches Caravans
Georgia Southern Athletics will make 12 stops on its Coaches Caravan Tour this spring. To register, contact Sally Scott at 912-478-5520 or swscott@georgiasouthern.edu.
Hear from Athletic Director Tom Kleinlein, head football coach Willie Fritz and a number of other coaches at a caravan stop near you. The first stop on the tour will be April 21, in Swainsboro.
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. Eagle fans can follow Coach Willie Fritz's twitter account @CoachWEFritz. For tickets, call 1-800-GSU-WINS or visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
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