Edwin Jackson Memorial Walk-on Tryouts Set for Aug. 15
8/1/2023 3:00:00 PM | Football
Schedule, physical, medical insurance and sports medicine documents required before participation
STATESBORO – The Edwin Jackson Memorial Walk On Tryouts for the spring is scheduled for Aug. 15 at 4 p.m., for Georgia Southern students hoping of joining the Eagle football team. The tryouts will be held at Allen E. Paulson Stadium, located at 205 Lanier Drive.
Those current Georgia Southern students interested in trying out must enter Paulson Stadium through Gate 1 at the corner of Chandler Rd. and Lanier Rd. All potential walk-on candidates are encouraged to be fully vaccinated prior to the meeting.
GATE MAP (PDF)
To be eligible to begin the process, a candidate must be enrolled at Georgia Southern this fall, taking at least 12 hours.
Documents required before the tryouts for each student include:
1) Copy of student's 2023 fall class schedule, verifying full-time enrollment
2) A copy of a physical exam conducted within six months of the tryout date (absolutely no exceptions)
3) Copy of the front and back of a medical insurance card (insurance waiver or self-pay will not be accepted)
4) Tryout release (PDF)
5) Tryout waiver (PDF)
6) Sickle Cell results
Candidates MUST email all documents to gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu no later than Aug. 14. Those who do not have the forms submitted by that date will not be permitted to try out at this time.
Participants must meet NCAA eligibility standards and agree and comply with the Georgia Southern and NCAA drug testing policy.
The walk-on process at Georgia Southern is named in honor of Edwin Jackson, who died Feb. 4, 2018 in an auto accident in Indianapolis. Jackson went through the tryout process at GS to earn a spot on the team and worked his way up to eventual starter before moving on to start in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts.
Those current Georgia Southern students interested in trying out must enter Paulson Stadium through Gate 1 at the corner of Chandler Rd. and Lanier Rd. All potential walk-on candidates are encouraged to be fully vaccinated prior to the meeting.
GATE MAP (PDF)
To be eligible to begin the process, a candidate must be enrolled at Georgia Southern this fall, taking at least 12 hours.
Documents required before the tryouts for each student include:
1) Copy of student's 2023 fall class schedule, verifying full-time enrollment
2) A copy of a physical exam conducted within six months of the tryout date (absolutely no exceptions)
3) Copy of the front and back of a medical insurance card (insurance waiver or self-pay will not be accepted)
4) Tryout release (PDF)
5) Tryout waiver (PDF)
6) Sickle Cell results
Candidates MUST email all documents to gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu no later than Aug. 14. Those who do not have the forms submitted by that date will not be permitted to try out at this time.
Participants must meet NCAA eligibility standards and agree and comply with the Georgia Southern and NCAA drug testing policy.
The walk-on process at Georgia Southern is named in honor of Edwin Jackson, who died Feb. 4, 2018 in an auto accident in Indianapolis. Jackson went through the tryout process at GS to earn a spot on the team and worked his way up to eventual starter before moving on to start in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts.
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