2005 Football • MEDIA INFORMATION 2005 University of Massachusetts Football 195 2005 Football • MEDIA INFORMATION Media GUIDELINES Interviews UMass Media Relations Office • All interviews should be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance through the media relations office by calling Jason Jason Yellin Yellin (413-577-3061). Assistant A.D./Media Relations • The best time to interview Coach Don Brown is before or (Football, Men’s Basketball, after practice, Tuesday through Thursday. Men’s Lacrosse) • The best time to interview players is before practice, Phone: 413-577-3061 Tuesday through Thursday. Arrangements for interviews Cell: 413-687-1756 must be made by 2:00 p.m. the day prior to the interview Email:
[email protected] so that notices can be posted for the players (example: call by 2:00 p.m. Monday for a Tuesday interview). Team practice time varies, so please call to confirm the time. Players phone Kimberly Gardner numbers will not be given out without permission and phone Associate Director interviews are requested to be done after practice as well. (Ice Hockey, Women’s Soccer, • Due to scheduling and potential class conflicts, post-practice Baseball) player interviews will be limited in number and time. Phone: 413-545-5292 • There will be no player or coach interviews on the day of a Cell: 413-687-7797 game, until after the game is finished. Email:
[email protected] • The UMass locker and training rooms are off limits to media at all times, unless ushered by a UMass media relations Seth Gerard representative. Assistant Director (Women’s Basketball, Softball, Credentials Field Hockey) Requests for press, radio, television and photo credentials Phone: 413-577-0053 should be made to Jason Yellin in the UMass media relations Cell: 413-87-2237 office via email (
[email protected]) or by phone (413- Email:
[email protected] 577-3061).