STATESBORO - Georgia Southern head football coach Chad Lunsford announced Wednesday the schedule for the 2019 spring practice session, one that begins and end much earlier than usual. The Eagles will hit the field on Wednesday, Feb. 13 for the first of 15 practices and will conclude the session with the annual Blue-White Spring Game on Saturday, March 9.

"With us being able to keep continuity on our coaching staff from the coordinator standpoint, spring practice is something we can move in to a lot sooner," Lunsford said. "Also, with us signing most of our class in December, we have been able to do a lot of things in January that we weren't able to do last year, including beginning preparations for spring ball. There are a lot of advantages to getting started earlier and the Statesboro weather allows us to be able to enjoy nice days in February and March while other schools on our schedule may not be able to do that. We'll do a full cycle in the weight room before we begin spring ball next month and then Coach Matt Greenhalgh and his staff will have even more time to build the body armor for the season. Finally, with us finishing so much earlier, we'll be able to get a jump on our spring recruiting for 2020."

The Spring Game will be just part of a huge day on campus. The football team will kick off the day at 11 a.m. with its final scrimmage, followed by the baseball team hosting UNC Asheville starting at 2 p.m. and the men's basketball team hosting Georgia State at 5 p.m.

The policies and procedures in regards to practices and the public remain the same:

1) All practices are open to the public and the staff encourages all who want to come watch to come out and check things out!

2) While every practice is open to the public and media, we ask you help us keep a competitive advantage by not posting videos and detailed information from practice on social media.

3) Practice dates/times/locations are subject to change based on weather or other factors.

Below is the schedule for the spring. With no lights at Beautiful Eagle Creek, all but one practice will be at Paulson Stadium (Feb. 16). We hope to see you all there!

Wed., Feb. 13; 5:45-8 PM
Fri., Feb. 15; 4:30-7:15 PM
Sat., Feb. 16; 10:15 AM-12:30 PM (Eagle Creek) 

Tues., Feb. 19; 5:45-8 PM
Wed., Feb. 20; 5:45-8 PM
Fri., Feb. 22; 4:30-7:15 PM
Sat., Feb. 23; 10:15 AM-12:30 PM (Scrimmage #1)

Tues., Feb. 26; 5:45-8 PM
Wed., Feb. 27; 5:45-8 PM
Fri., March 1; 4:30-7:15 PM
Sat., March 2; 10:15 AM-12:30 PM (Scrimmage #2)

Tues., March 5; 5:30-7:30 PM
Wed., March 6; 5:30-7:30 PM
Fri., March 8; 4:30-7:15 PM
Sat., March 9; 11 a.m. (SPRING GAME)