July 23, 2008

Fayetteville, NC - The 2008 CIAA Preseason Football Press Conference is set to take place at 11:00 am on Thursday, July 24th from Jones Dining Hall on the campus of Virginia State University. A live stream of the press conference will be available on the CIAA website and fsubroncos.com.

All 12 CIAA schools' (Bowie State, Chowan, Elizabeth City State, Fayetteville State, Johnson C. Smith, Lincoln (Pa.), Livingstone, St. Augustine's, St. Paul's, Shaw, Virginia State, and Virginia Union) head coach and starting quarterback will be in attendance. A photo session of the quarterbacks and head coaches will be taken immediately following the media interview portion of the press conference.

FSU Head Coach Kenny Phillips will discuss the Broncos schedule and expectations for this upcoming season with the media. The ten-game schedule will feature a contest against a NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision opponent and four home games.

Fayetteville State finished second in the CIAA Western Division last season at 4-3 and had an overall record of 4-6. Despite last season's early struggles, FSU won three of its final four contests. The late surge nearly elevated the Broncos into the CIAA championship game.

The link for the press conference will be located in the Features section of the website or those interested can visit the CIAA website at www.theciaa.com.