GSU Eagles Football Progress Report 8/8/08

From Georgia Southern Sports Information:

STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern Football finished a stretch of eight straight days of fall camp practices with three sessions Friday (Aug. 8) at the practice fields. Head coach Chris Hatcher is giving his team off this weekend then come back to work Monday afternoon.

The Eagles worked out in full pads during the two 2-hour sessions in the morning and afternoon, then an hour workout in shells at night.

"Well it was pretty good. We got better in all phases of the game. It was cooler out here today. We need a couple really hot days to start getting used to it," said Hatcher. "Guys came out and had a lot of enthusiasm on both sides of the ball. Tonight we’ll come back out and try to get a little better before we take a two day break."

Hatcher noted that some freshmen are making a push for immediate playing time.

"Certain positions we are starting to get a better idea who we’re going to play, starting to get a better idea of which freshmen are going to be able to play," said Hatcher. "Next week we will narrow it down a little more and hopefully by the practice next Friday we will know the 1s, 2s and 3s on down the depth chart then we’ll start getting ready for the University of Georgia."

SEASON TICKETS ON SALE: Season tickets for the six Georgia Southern football games at Paulson Stadium are currently on sale. To purchase the packages call the ticket office at 800-GSU-WINS.

HATCHER TO MAKE APPEARANCE AT HARVEYS: This Saturday (Aug. 9) Harveys Supermarket on Fair Road is teaming up with Coca-Cola and Eagle Sports Marketing to kick off the football season the right way. From 2-4 p.m. fans can come out and meet head football coach Chris Hatcher... The Georgia Southern Cheerleaders and everyone's favorite mascot GUS will also be in attendance. Eagle Sports Marketing will be on hand giving out free Georgia Southern promotional items. There will also be free samples handed out of Vitamin Water and Coke Zero, courtesy of Coca-Cola. The event is free and open to the public. For any additional information call Eagle Sports Marketing at (912) 478-1500.

STUDENT TICKETS FOR GEORGIA GAME ON SALE FRIDAY, AUG. 22: Georgia Southern student tickets for the August 30th Georgia Southern-Georgia football game will go on sale Friday, August 22nd at 4 p.m. Full-time Georgia Southern students will have the opportunity to purchase two tickets at $45 apiece at the ticket booth at Gate 4 of Paulson Stadium on Friday, August 22nd beginning at 4 p.m. Ticket purchasers will not be allowed to camp out and can line up no earlier than 2 p.m. Students must present a GSU student ID which will be scanned to verify current enrollment status. Tickets can be purchased with cash or