Football | 8/11/2015 6:52:00 AM

STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern athletics will host Meet the Eagles Fan Fest at Paulson Stadium Saturday, Aug. 15. Admission is free, and fans can enter through Gate 12, located just north of Bishop Field House, as early as 8 a.m.

The final football scrimmage of the preseason will kick off at 9 a.m., and Eagle football, women's soccer, men's soccer and volleyball student-athletes as well as the national champion cheer team and GUS will be available for an autograph session on the North Concourse following the scrimmage.

The Rotary Corporation Field of Dreams will be open from 9 a.m. – Noon and will have inflatables for the kids, and fans will receive free Georgia Southern car magnets while supplies last. 

Eagle fans will be able to purchase season tickets for 2015 home games as representatives from the Georgia Southern ticket office will assist with seat selection and questions. Athletics Marketing will have a table where fans can register for the Junior Eagle Club and Student Eagle Club and pick up 2015 schedule posters and schedule cards for all of Georgia Southern's fall sports teams. 

Official coaches' sideline gear as well as T-shirts, hoodies, hats and more apparel will be available at the adidas store. Parking for the event is free and available in the Paulson Stadium tailgate lot, and concession stands on the North Concourse will be open.

Georgia Southern won the 2014 Sun Belt title in its first season in the league, finishing 8-0 in the conference and 9-3 overall. The Eagles return 58 lettermen and 13 starters to the 2015 squad and were picked to win the Sun Belt in the league's preseason coaches' poll.

Fans can purchase 2015 season tickets and select their seats online, by calling 1-800-GSU-WINS or by visiting the ticket office in the Cowart Building adjacent to Paulson Stadium (203 Lanier Drive). Ticket office hours are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Season tickets prices start as low as $75 for all six games.

Other upcoming events:
Aug. 8 – Little Eagles Football Field Day
Aug. 13 – Women's Football Clinic
Aug. 17 – Day One
Sept. 7-12 – Paint the Town Blue Week

Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by calling 1-800-GSU-WINS or by visiting GSEagles.com.