MEAC Football Press Luncheon Kicks off July 27
June 18, 2007
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference will host the annual MEAC Football Press Luncheon, Friday, July 27 at the Virginia Beach Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel. MEAC head football coaches and players from each team will be on hand to discuss the 2007 football season.
 Limited tickets are available to the public at $30 per seat or $300 per table prior to Friday, July 20. Media members may obtain a credential to the event by contacting the MEAC Media Relations Office at (757) 416-7100.
In addition to the Press Luncheon, the MEAC will host the 2007 Woman of the Year ceremony on Thursday, July 26 at the Sheraton. Sponsored by the conference's Senior Woman Administrators, the Woman of the Year award honors female student-athletes for their collegiate achievements in academics, athletics, community service and leadership. Tickets for the luncheon are $30 and can be purchased through the MEAC office.
The 2007 MEAC football season tips off on Labor Day Saturday featuring six MEAC football member institutions in action, including three Classics. Florida A&M highlights the list of opening day action, as they face the Southern University Jaguars in the third annual MEAC-SWAC Challenge on ESPNU beginning at 3 p.m. South Carolina State faces non-conference opponent Air-Force in the day's first match-up beginning at 2 p.m.
Bethune Cookman will take on the Jacksonville Dolphins in the Gateway Classic beginning at 4 p.m. followed by the Labor Day Classic featuring the Virginia State Trojans and the Norfolk State Spartans beginning at 6 p.m.
The exciting North Carolina A&T State University versus Winston-Salem State University rivalry will also kick off at 6 p.m. with the final match up featuring Costal Carolina at Delaware State wrapping up the evening beginning at 7 p.m.
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