STATESBORO – The
Edwin Jackson Memorial Walk On Tryouts for the fall is scheduled for Aug. 13 at 5 p.m., for Georgia Southern students hoping of joining the Eagle football team. The tryouts will be held at Allen E. Paulson Stadium.
Those current Georgia Southern students interested in trying out must enter Paulson Stadium by Bishop Field House and Gate 9.
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 2025 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)
6) Sickle Cell results (no exceptions, this is an NCAA rule)
Candidates MUST submit all documents via the questionnaire here (
CLICK LINK) or brought to the Ted Smith Family Football center by noon on Aug. 11. 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.
