GEORGIA SOUTHERN 2014-2015 G5 SCHOOL OF THE YEAR
Congrats to the Georgia Southern Eagles for capturing the inaugural G5 School of the Year Award from the G5 News and Issues Blog. The award is given to the G5 school that in our opinion has risen to a distinctive level of excellence and competitiveness within Collegiate athletics. The award also takes into consideration school championships, competitive olympic sports and the overall impact a team or teams(within the same school) have had on the college sports world.
Georgia Southern is this year's award winner based primarily on their impressive transition from FCS to FBS football and their improbable capturing of the Sun Belt football title in their very first year of FBS competition. Georgia Southern has a rich tradition of football beginning with the father of modern day Georgia Southern Football, the legendary coach Erk Russell.
Georgia Southern , who had a fast rise to football power in the FCS world( winning their first 1AA Championship after only 1 year of official play in 1985), is out to prove that they have the pedigree to make the same type of impact in the world of FBS football as well.
Head Coach Willie Fritz deserves accolades for the way in which he and Georgia Southern Athletic Director Tom Kleinlein prepared the Eagles for their FCS to FBS transition. Kudos also to Sun Belt Director Karl Benson for quickly picking Georgia Southern as a replacement for several exiting Sun Belt teams to Conference USA. Georgia Southern proved this year that Universities with small tv markets can be strong and viable competitors in the world of college sports.
Georgia Southern has the history, fan support and infrastructure to be a consistent and powerful competitor in FBS football. With a strong and loyal fan base and a commitment to win that permeates all corners of the University, Georgia Southern is in an excellent position to continue its impressive winning culture. So hats off to the players and to all those who support Georgia Southern football. The future looks very bright for your program and University.
(note: Georgia Southern was also our new comer of the year award winner:G5 Awards)
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