BLAZER GAME DAY FLORIDA TECH - GAME 10 Saturday, November 14th • 3:00 p.m. EST vs. Valdosta, Ga. • Bazemore-Hyder Stadium VSU Media Relations • (229) 333-5903 • www.vstateblazers.com Football Contact: Matt Malone (
[email protected]) No. 18 VALDOSTA STATE HOMECOMING SHOWDOWN TO MAKE OR BREAK PLAYOFF HOPES FOR BLAZERS (7-2, 4-2 GSC) Each game this season for the Valdosta State Blazers has held more importance than the last, and this Saturday’s 3:00 p.m. homecoming matchup against the visiting Florida Tech Panthers at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium is no excep- Sept. 5 at Albany State W, 21-13 tion. Sept. 12 ^vs. Winston-Salem State W, 31-3 The Gulf South Conference showdown essentially represents a “win or go home” situation for both the Blazers Sept. 26 CUMBERLAND W, 56-22 and the Panthers, who currently rank No. 7 and No. 6 in the most recent NCAA Super Region 2 rankings. With playoff Oct. 3 *NORTH ALABAMA L, 12-34 positions available for the region’s top seven teams, both team’s playoff hopes are riding on Saturday afternoon’s Oct. 10 *at West Georgia L, 28-49 skirmish in Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta State will look to the reigning GSC Player of the Week and newly crowned VSU football career rushing Oct. 17 *MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 34-7 leader, Cedric O’Neal, for stability on offense. O’Neal, who will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday with 22 fellow Oct. 22 *at Shorter W, 37-22 seniors, has been an absolute force for the Blazers throughout the latter part of the regular season.