Road Closure Announcement: International Drive will be closed from International and Centennial Olympic Park Drive to International and Marietta until 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Parking update: The Orange Lot at the Georgia Dome will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for Saturday’s Blue-White Scrimmage at no charge.
ATLANTA – Georgia State fans are invited to get their first look at the 2013 football team under head coach Trent Miles on Saturday, April 20 at 1 p.m. at the Georgia Dome. Admission is free.
The day includes a pregame community event in conjunction with Team Tiger and a postgame autograph session on the field with the entire team and coaching staff. All fans will be invited on the field to participate in a team photo immediately after the scrimmage, and free schedule posters will be distributed.
The scrimmage represents the 15th and final session of spring practice for Miles and the Panthers as they prepare for the program’s move to the FBS and the Sun Belt Conference.
Fans will see the team go through position drills, group work and special teams drills, followed by a controlled scrimmage session with the first-team offense going against the first-team defense, and the second-team offense battling the second-team defense. Quarterbacks Ben McLane, Clay Chastain and Ronnie Bell will rotate with the units.
“Spring practice is crucial as we work to move this program forward,” Miles said. “We only have 15 chances to be on the field and get better, so it is important that we get the most out of every single practice.
“We want to give our fans a preview of what they can expect in the fall, so we will scrimmage as much as we can, but we have limited numbers due to injuries and lack of depth at certain positions. We also need to utilize this last opportunity to work on fundamentals.”
The team will go through warmups beginning at 12:20 p.m., return to the locker room and then take the field at 1 p.m. Special teams sessions and position drills will alternate with controlled scrimmage sessions.
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ATTENDING THE BLUE-WHITE SCRIMMAGE
Admission is free, and seating is general admission. All fans should enter the Georgia Dome at Gate D. Doors open at 11 a.m.
Georgia Dome parking lots will open at 6 a.m. in the Red and Gold decks, and 8 a.m. for the Blue, Orange and Brown lots.
Parking in the Orange Lot will be available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis.
Fans at the game can let others know about the action by using the #allblueallin hashtag.
PREGAME ACTIVITIES
Community Day with Team Tiger: On-site registration begins at 10 a.m. before pregame activities start at 10:30 a.m. Among the events will be a chance for registered children 8th grade and under to go through drills on the field with GSU players and participate in educational stations as well as an obstacle course and interactive inflatables.
SELECT-A-SEAT
Doors will open at 11 a.m. to allow potential season ticket owners to check out the Georgia Dome and talk with GSU staff. Some of the best available seats will be marked in various sections to allow fans to pick the locations of their choice.
POSTGAME ACTIVITIES
Immediately following the scrimmage, all fans are invited to join the team on the field for photos and autographs. The line will form near the team entrance to the field and will wrap around to the patron exit.
OWNER’S CLUB ACCESS BY THE PANTHER ATHLETIC CLUB
Panther fans can visit the ultra-exclusive Owner’s Club both pre-game and throughout the scrimmage for complimentary snacks and beverages courtesy of the Panther Athletic Club (PAC), the fundraising arm of Georgia State Athletics. Stop by for a snack, check out the Club and to learn the benefits, including priority parking and seating, away game ticket priority, access to the Verizon Wireless Club and the Georgia Dome field during pre-game, invitations to exclusive events and more, of supporting GSU student-athletes through tax deductible contributions to the PAC. Access to the Owner’s Club is located on the concourse at the midpoint of the west stands.
All fans will have the opportunity to appear in a photo with coach Miles and the team that will be made into a poster for the season.
