Time is winding down before the Charleston Southern University
Buccaneers open the 2009 season against the University of Florida
Gators, in what has become the most-publicized game in program
history. Kick-off at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.
is set for Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. EST.
Buccaneer fans can follow Saturday night's game in a variety of
ways. Fox Sports Net (Comcast channel 59 in North Charleston) will
televise the game nationally. Radio coverage will be provided by
WJNI-FM 106.3 in the Charleston area, with pregame coverage
beginning at 6:30 p.m. EST. Fans can also listen to the game free
of charge around the world on Teamline, and the Florida broadcast
will be available nationwide via satellite radio on XM channel 199
and Sirius Channel 215. Also, fans can follow the game
statistically through GameTracker.
Teamline
Gametracker
Florida Gameday
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Teamline Call-In Number - 1-800-846-4700 teamcode 2942
CSU is coming off of a 7-5 (3-2 Big South Conference) season,
while Florida finished 13-1 (7-1 Southeastern Conference) and won
the BCS National Championship, their third national title in school
history. The Bucs are receiving votes in The Sports Network FCS
Preseason poll, while the Gators are ranked No. 1 in nearly every
major FBS preseason poll.
TSN
Preseason Poll
In anticipation for the event, CSU has been the subject of
unprecedented national media coverage. CSU has been a topic of
conversation on ESPN's Pardon the Interruption, College Football
Live and First Take television programs and ESPN Radio's The Herd
with Colin Cowherd show.
See
Coach Mills on ESPN First Take
Media and fans wishing to learn more about the CSU vs. Florida
match-up are free to download and print copies of pregame notes
from both schools.
CSU Game
Notes Central
Quick Notes on Saturday's game:
* CSU and Florida have never before met on the football field
* CSU has never faced an SEC opponent; Florida is 2-0 against
members of the Big South
* CSU Head Coach Jay Mills (CSU Record: 34-33) is one win away from
becoming the school's all-time winningest coach
* Forty-one members of the CSU roster come from the state of
Florida, more than any other state
* CSU WR/RS Gerald Stevenson and LB Andrew McKain are Big South
Preseason All-Conference team selections
* Stevenson, McKain, DL Joel Walton and RB Antwan Ivey are
Preseason All-Big South selections by Phil Steele
* CSU is 4-14 all-time in season openers; their last season-opening
win came in 2006, a 21-13 win over Presbyterian
* CSU is 3-4 all-time in games played in the state of Florida;
CSU's last victory in the Sunshine State was a 38-3 beating of
Jacksonville on Sept. 18, 2003
