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NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference announced Monday that Georgia Southern football student-athletes
Tyler Bass and
Kindle Vildor will join head coach
Chad Lunsford at the 2019Â Sun Belt Media Day on July 22 at the Mercedes Benz Superdome located in New Orleans.
Lunsford enters his second full season at the helm of the Eagles and will be looking to build off the momentum of a strong finish. The Eagles concluded the season on a three-game winning streak with a last-second win over Eastern Michigan in the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl. The Eagles open preseason camp on Aug. 2 and open the season on Aug. 31 on the road against nationally ranked LSU.
Bass (5-10, 1850; Sr.; PK; Irmo, SC) played in all 13 games … A second-team All-American as named by Chris Sailer Kicking … A first-team All-Sun Belt selection by The Sun Belt, Southern Pigskin, Pro Football Focus and Phil Steele … A semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award … Tied the school record with 19 field goals on the season, including 10 of 40 yards or longer … Was 45-for-45 on PATs and threw a two-point conversion … Punted three times for an average of 47.0 yards … Had a long of 58 yards … Had 76 kickoffs, 52 of which went for touchbacks … Also had six tackles on kickoff coverage … Had eight games with two more made field goals … Hit a 50-yard field goal against UMass … Was named the Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against New Mexico State … Hit two field goals, six PATs and had seven touchbacks in that game … Lifted the Eagles to a 23-21 Camellia Bowl win with a 40-yard field goal as the horn sound sounded … Also had a 50-yard field goal to end the first half and a 32-yarder in the fourth quarter … Named to the AP All-Bowl Team for his performance … Made the Dean's List in the fall for posting above a 3.5 GPA … Made the Honor Roll in the spring for posting above a 3.0 GPA.
Vildor (5-11, 190; Sr.; CB; College Park, GA) played in and started all 13 games … Had a big junior year, racking up numerous honors … Named a second-team All-American and the Sun Belt Player of the Year by Pro Football Focus … Earned first-team All-Sun Belt honors from the league, Pro Football Focus, Phil Steele and Southern Pigskin … Was on the field for 831 total plays (815 defensive, 16 special teams) … Tallied 42 tackles on the season, including 4.5 for loss … Led the team with four interceptions … Also had a team-high 11 pass breakups … Started the season with four tackles against South Carolina State … Didn't allow a completion in coverage at No. 2 Clemson and picked off a Kelly Bryant pass … Posted seven tackles and two pass breakups against Arkansas State … Had a tackle for loss against South Alabama … Recorded seven tackles and an interception at New Mexico State … Was named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Appalachian State … Had two interceptions in that win … Had four tackles against Troy … Had three tackles against Eastern Michigan in the bowl game win … Made the Honor Roll in the fall for posting above a 3.0 GPA.
ESPN3 will broadcast live from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome at media day and will sit down with all head coaches in addition to Sun Belt Conference commissioner Keith Gill.
Danny Reed and
Colin Lacy of the Georgia Southern Sports Network will also be on hand to broadcast the event on Facebook Live with exclusive content from the Dome.
Media day press conferences will be carried live on SunBeltSports.org.
