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22010010 GGEORGIAEORGIA SSTATETATE FFOOTBALLOOTBALL IINAUGURALNAUGURAL SSCHEDULECHEDULE Day Date Opponent ...................................................Location Th ursday Sept. 2 SHORTER .......................................................Georgia Dome Saturday Sept. 11 LAMBUTH .....................................................Georgia Dome Saturday Sept. 18 JACKSONVILLE STATE .............................. Georgia Dome Saturday Sept. 25 at Campbell .....................................................Buies Creek, N.C. Saturday Oct. 2 MOREHEAD STATE ................................... Georgia Dome Saturday Oct. 9 SAVANNAH STATE .....................................Georgia Dome Saturday Oct. 16 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL ................Georgia Dome Saturday Oct. 23 at Old Dominion ............................................Norfolk, Va. Saturday Oct. 30 at South Alabama ...........................................Mobile, Ala. Saturday Nov. 6 LAMAR ...........................................................Georgia Dome Saturday Nov. 20 at Alabama ...................................................... Tuscaloosa, Ala Subject to Change TICKETS: 866.GA.STATE • GeorgiaStateSports.com GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name Georgia State University Location Atlanta, Ga. Founded 1913 Enrollment 30,000 Nickname Panthers Colors Blue & White Affi liation NCAA Division I Conference Colonial Athletic Association President Dr. Mark P. Becker Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick 2010 SPRING Athletics Phone 404.413.4000 PRACTICE DATES: Mailing Address P.O. Box 3975, Atlanta, GA, 30302-3975 Subject to Change Website GeorgiaStateSports.com Tuesday, Mar. 23, 8 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 6, 8 a.m. First Season of Football 2010 Wednesday, Mar. 24, 8 a.m. Wednesday, Apr. 7, 8 a.m. Football Affi liation (2011) NCAA Division I Football Th ursday, Mar. 25, 8 a.m. Th ursdday, Apr. 8, 8 a.m. Championship Subdivision (FCS) Saturday, Mar. 27, 10 a.m. Friday, Apr. 9, 8 a.m. Football Conference (2012) CAA Football Tuesday, Mar. 30, 8 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 13, 8 a.m. Home Field Georgia Dome Wednesday, Mar. 31, 8 a.m. Wednesday, Apr. 14, 8 a.m. Head Coach Bill Curry Th ursday, Apr. 1, 8 a.m. Th ursday, Apr. 15, 8 a.m. Alma Mater Georgia Tech, 1965 Hired June 12, 2008 Saturday, Apr. 10: SPRING SCRIMMAGE Career Record 83-105-4 (17 seasons) Georgia Dome, 1 p.m. DDIRECTORYIRECTORY GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL STAFF Bill Curry ............................................................................................Head Coach GSU FOOTBALL Hired .............................................................................................June 12, 2008 Alma Mater .......................................................................Georgia Tech, 1965 TIMELINE Record ............................................................................83-105-4 (17 seasons) George Pugh .................................Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting/Receivers April 17, 2008: Georgia State offi cially launches 404.413.4116 • [email protected] its football program John Th ompson ............................................................... Assistant Head Coach/ .................................................... Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers June 12, 2008: Bill Curry named head coach 404.413.4111 • [email protected] August 2008: Five assistant coaches hired John Bond .................................................Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 404.413.4114 • [email protected] Nov. 20, 2008: Ground-breaking for practice Jason French ..........................................................................Outside Linebackers facility at 188 MLK 404.413.4123 January 2009: Mark Hogan, Jr., enrolls as Craig Harmon .......................................................................................Tight Ends Georgia State’s fi rst scholarship 404.413.4123 • [email protected] football player Anthony Midget ................................................Special Teams/Defensive Backs 404.413.4118 • [email protected] Feb. 4, 2009: Georgia State signs its fi rst recruiting class Todd Perry ......................................................................................Running Backs 404.413.4124 • [email protected] Feb. 25, 2009: Cheryl Levick named Mike Riddle .....................................................................................Off ensive Line Director of Athletics 404.413.4113 • [email protected] June 11, 2009: Georgia State offi cially admitted Chris Ward ..................................................................................... Defensive Line to CAA Football, to begin play 404.413.4117 • [email protected] in 2012 Ryan Zimmerman ................................................................................. Specialists 404.413.4110 • [email protected] Aug. 11, 2009: GSU’s fi rst team of 71 players Sarah Gigantino ................................................Director of Football Operations reports to campus 404.413.4121 • [email protected] Aug. 14, 2009: Georgia State’s fi rst football Denita Clark .......................................Administrative Assistant to Head Coach practice held at NFL YET 404.413.4120 • [email protected] facility Juliana Koons ................................................................ Administrative Assistant Feb. 3, 2010 Second recruiting class signed 404.413.4110 • [email protected] Ken Coggins ..................................................................Strength & Conditioning Mar. 17, 2010 First spring practice begins 404.413.4042 • [email protected] Jay Bailey ...............................................................................Equipment Manager 404.413.4003 • [email protected] UPCOMING MILESTONES: Bob Murphy ........................................................ Assistant AD-Sports Medicine April 10, 2010 First Spring Scrimmage at the 404.413.4039 • [email protected] Georgia Dome Blake Adams .............................................................Football Video Coordinator 404.413.4122 • [email protected] 2010 Inaugural season of Georgia Keisha Jones ............................. Asst. Director - Student-Athlete Development State football 404.413.4047 • [email protected] Sept. 2, 2010 Inaugural Georgia State football game vs. Shorter at the Georgia GEORGIA STATE SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Dome Allison George .............Associate AD-Communications (Football Contact) 2012 Georgia State will begin Offi ce: 404.413.4032 • Cell: 678.595.7728 • [email protected] conference play in CAA Charlie Taylor.................................................... Assistant AD-Communications Football Offi ce: 404.413.4031 • Cell: 404.556.2295 • [email protected] Mike Holmes .....................................................................................Assistant SID Offi ce: 404.413.4033 • Cell: 404.259.9716 • [email protected] GSU Athletics Address .........................125 Decatur Street, Atlanta, GA 30303 ..................................................... P.O. Box 3975, Atlanta, GA 30302-3975 Website ........................................................................GeorgiaStateSports.com 2010 Georgia State Football Spring Prospectus • 3 SSPRINGPRING PPREVIEWREVIEW Another Milestone as GSU Football Holds First Spring Practice Spring Scrimmage: April 10, 1 p.m., Georgia Dome he Georgia State football program and physical domination. If you can do backers Olufemi Opanubi (West L.A. will reach another important mile- those three things, you have a very good C.C.), Jake Muasau (Phoenix College) stone as head coach Bill Curry and chance to win most of time,” said Curry. and Louie Muasau (Phoenix College). Tthe Panthers conduct their fi rst ever spring “We made great progress in the fall “Th e impact of the new players has practice, beginning Tuesday, March 23. with a group of mostly freshmen,” Curry already begun to take eff ect,” said Curry. “Th is is as important as anything else continued. “We did a good job in the “Th ey have brought vibrancy and athleti- we’ve done, even recruiting,” said Curry classroom with a 2.7 GPA, but we also cism, also a toughness to our squad that as his squad prepares for the inaugural practiced football 60 times. we didn’t have. Th ey are good football season of Georgia State football, kicking “Th en in January and February, we players and good human beings, and they off Sept. 2 versus Shorter at the Georgia worked indescribably hard at 5:30 a.m. are older and more mature than most of Dome. every day to become a physically and our current players, so that has helped.” “You can have right the players, the mentally tough football team. We found a Th ree quarterbacks will get work this right coaches, and the right systems, but bunch of tough guys who are leaders, and spring, all redshirt freshmen in Kelton if you don’t nail down fundamentals in I’m very proud of that.” Hill, a 5-11, 173-pounder from Lithia spring practice, then you can’t do it in Th e spring roster includes approxi- Springs High School, 6-5, 250-pound the fall because you don’t have time. I’m mately 71 players. Six members of the Drew Little from Henry County High, talking about footwork, stances, route Panthers’ 2010 recruiting class are and 6-3, 210-pound Bo Schlechter from running, reads for the quarterback, along enrolled this semester and will participate Wellington, Fla. with the blocking and tackling.” in spring drills. In addition to cornerback “Every position is wide open,” said Spring practice will take place on the Jocquez Fears, a transfer from the