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It's official A new era at Georgia Southern
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Georgia Southern President Brooks Keel, center, holds a proclamation from Statesboro Mayor Jan Moore, left, alongside GSU athletic director Tom Kleinlein, right, on Thursday at The Hall By East 40 Grill. - photo by Photo courtesy Georgia Southern Athletics
On Thursday at the 2014 Fall Coaches Luncheon luncheon, attended by local businesses, fans and friends of the Georgia Southern athletics department, Statesboro Mayor Jan Moore made it official with a proclamation — it's a new era for Georgia Southern athletics. Moore read a list of Georgia Southern's accomplishments during its last year in the Southern Conference — announcing the move to the Sun Belt and the Football Bowl Subdivision, beating the Florida Gators in football, winning the SoCon volleyball tournament, hiring Willie Fritz as the new head football coach, winning the SoCon baseball tournament, beating Florida State in the NCAA baseball tournament, winning the SoCon softball tournament, winning the Schenkel Invitational golf tournament for the first time and winning the SoCon golf tournament, placing a record number of student-athletes on the honor roll, expanding the seating at Paulson Stadium and building the Football Operations Center, and reaching the highest number of season ticket sales in program history. Then, Moore made it official.