BLAZER GAME DAY ALBANY STATE - GAME 1 Saturday, September 3rd • 7:00 p.m. EST vs. Valdosta, Ga. • Bazemore-Hyder Stadium VSU Media Relations • (229) 333-5903 • www.vstateblazers.com Football Contact: Matt Malone (
[email protected]) VALDOSTA STATE A NEW ERA BEGINS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF KERWIN BELL For the first time in nine years, the Valdosta State football team will take to the gridiron under the guidance of a (0-0, 0-0 GSC) newly appointed head coach. Head Coach Kerwin Bell took over during the offseason, and will have big shoes to fill Sep. 3 ALBANY STATE 7:00 p.m. behind David Dean, who established himself last year as VSU football’s all-time winningest head coach. Sep. 17 North Alabama* 7:00 p.m. EST Bell appears to be up for the challenge, however, as he and his newly appointed coaching staff have put in a tremendous recruiting effort during the offseason. The 2016 roster is dripping with both talent and size, but with Sep. 24 WEST FLORIDA* 7:00 p.m. so many new additions, the challenge for both the players and the coaching staff will lie in the development of team Oct. 1 Kentucky State^ 2:00 p.m. chemistry. Oct. 8 WEST GEORGIA* 7:00 p.m. Returning players of note include two of last season’s top wide receivers, Dallas Baldner and Donovan Bolden. Oct. 15 Mississippi College* 4:00 p.m. The pair teamed up for 10 touchdowns and over 500 receiving yards on the year, and Baldner led the team among Oct.