SAC Football Media Day Set For July 18

The 2008 South Atlantic Conference Football Media Day will be held July 18 at the Holiday Inn in Salisbury, N.C.

Breakfast will be available at 8:30 am, with the press conference starting at 9:30 am.

All head football coaches will be on hand to preview their team heading in to the season.

Come hear from Ken Sparks, (Carson-Newman) president of the American Football Coaches Associaton; Fred Goldsmith (Lenoir-Rhyne), two-time national coach of the year; Zak Willis (Newberry), 2006 SAC Coach of the Year; Joe Reich (Wingate), 2004 SAC Coach of the Year; Tim Clifton, Mars Hill's all-time winningest coach; Frankie DeBusk, Tusculum's all-time winningest coach; Chip Hester (Catawba), 2007 SAC and AFCA Region Coach of the Year; and Paul Hamilton (Brevard), former East Tennessee State and Elon head coach.

The 2008 preseason coaches poll and preseason All-SAC team will be released.

Media should fill out the attached form and return it to the South Atlantic Conference.

Media credential form (Adobe pdf)

DIRECTIONS TO HOLIDAY INN SALISBURY

CHARLOTTE AND POINTS SOUTH
Take the US-601/Jake Alexander Blvd exit, Exit 75, toward Rowan-Cabarrus Comm. Col North Campus. Turn left onto US-601/Jake Alexander Blvd. S. Hotel is 2 miles on right.

ASHEVILLE AND POINTS WEST
I-40 E. Merge onto I-77 S via Exit 152A toward Charlotte. Take the US-70 exit, Exit 49A, toward G Bagnal Boulevard. Take the US-70 E ramp toward Salisbury. Turn Slight right onto US-70/E Garner Bagnal Blvd./Industrial Blvd. Continue to follow US-70. Turn right onto US-70/Jake Alexander Blvd.