Athletics

Former Armstrong State University Head Softball Coach Kim Dean and Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach Sean McCaffrey—both of whom had outstanding seasons with the Pirates—have joined the Georgia Southern athletics staff. Dean was named Georgia Southern’s head softball coach last summer and made an immediate impact on the program in her first season, leading…

Former Georgia Southern star Adrian Peterson added another honor to his already sparkling résumé when he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame at the 60th National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner Dec. 5 at the landmark Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Peterson’s No. 3 jersey is retired at Georgia Southern…

Georgia Southern President Jaimie Hebert, Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein and the Georgia Southern Board of Regents announced on Nov. 27, 2017,  the hiring of Chad Lunsford as its head football coach. “This is just so humbling, and I’m honored to be able to take over as the head coach of Georgia Southern football,” Lunsford…

Earlier this year, the walk-on tryouts for Georgia Southern football were named in honor of former player and NFL starter Edwin Jackson.  Jackson was killed on Feb. 4, along with Uber driver Jeffrey Monroe, when they were struck along the side of Interstate 70 in Indiana by a suspected drunken driver. “In memory of Edwin…

Men’s Basketball Posts Another 20-Win Season The men’s basketball squad opened up its 2017-18 season in a big way, topping Wake Forest 85-83 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Ike Smith’s 3-pointer from the corner tied the game with 59.6 seconds left and then the junior calmly sank two free throws for the lead with 3.6 seconds…

Hundreds of fans attended the first Fan Fest in Savannah last September. Following an Eagles football team practice, the Fan Fest featured inflatable slides for kids, face painting and free swag. Eagle players signed autographs and handed out schedules. President Hebert joined the Georgia Southern band, the cheerleaders and mascots GUS and Freedom. Savannah is the Eagle Nation.

The top 10 teams in the Sun Belt Conference will travel to J.I. Clements Stadium in Statesboro to decide the winner of the 2017 Sun Belt Baseball Championship, May 23-28. This is the first time the Eagles have hosted the Championship, winning the bid in only their third year of Conference play. Head Coach Rodney…

Georgia Southern University provides nearly 400 student-athletes who play in one of the 17 Division-I varsity programs with not only the opportunity to earn a college education but to also grow as an individual, give back to the community and positively represent the University for a lifetime. With some of the highest grade point averages…

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