ORANGEBURG, SC—South Carolina State head coach Buddy Pough will start the 2018 campaign, beginning Monday (Aug. 27
th ) with the annual Bulldog Football Press Conference.
The weekly press conference will be held at 12 noon, each Monday during the season in Staley Hall room 225 on the campus of SC State University.
Pough who is entering his 17
th season at the helm, is 120-64 overall, and needs just nine (9) more wins to become the All-Time Winningest Coach in school history.
South Carolina State kicks off the 2018 season on Saturday (Sept. 1st) in Statesboro, GA against Georgia Southern in the season-opener. Kickoff time is 6 p.m. and will be televised live on ESPN+.
For more information on South Carolina State Athletics visit www.scsuathletics.com or call the Office of Athletic Media Relations at (803) 536-7060.
MEAC FOOTBALL HEAD COACHES MEDIA TELECONFERENCE STARTS TUESDAY
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will host its first weekly football teleconference Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 10 a.m. (ET)
The teleconference, which features the league's head coaches, will continue weekly through Tuesday, Nov. 2. Each head coach will be available for a 10-minute period that includes a brief statement about the previous and upcoming games and opponents. Each session concludes with a question and answer session with members of the media.
Credible media outlets may access the teleconference via the access numbers below. The entire call will be available on-line each Wednesday morning on www.MEACsports.com. For more information, please contact Ryan McGinty via e-mail (mcgintyr@themeac.com) or phone (757) 951-2055.
ACCESS
MEDIA ONLY CODE: 1-800-931-6361 (PASSCODE 7264532)
These are new telephone numbers for 2018 so please be mindful.
DATES FOR 2018 TELECONFERENCES:
August 28 • September 4 • September 11 • September 18 • September 25 • October 2 • October 9 • October 16 • October 23 • October 30 • November 6 • November 13 • November 20
SCHEDULE
| 10:00 a.m. |
MEAC Notes |
|
| 10:13 a.m. |
Willie Simmons |
Florida A&M |
| 10:23 a.m. |
Terry Sims |
Bethune-Cookman |
| 10:33 a.m. |
Rod Milstead |
Delaware State |
| 10:43 a.m. |
Mike London |
Howard |
| 10:53 a.m. |
Latrell Scott |
Norfolk State |
| 11:03 a.m. |
Erik Raeburn |
Savannah State |
| 11:13 a.m. |
Buddy Pough |
South Carolina State |
| 11:23 a.m. |
Sam Washington |
North Carolina A&T State |
| 11:33 a.m. |
Granville Eastman |
N.C Central |
| 11:43 a.m. |
Ernest T. Jones |
Morgan State |
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