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Erk Russell Classic marks first event in new Paulson
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Six national championship trophies are a centerpiece in the lobby of the new 50,000 square-foot Football Operations Center at Georgia Southern University's Paulson Stadium, which was unveiled to the media on Friday. Paulson's first event will the the Erk Russell Classic, which features a matchup between Statesboro and Burke County on Saturday.
The Georgia Southern Eagles played their first home football game of the new era at Statesboro High's Womack Field in 1981. It's only fitting that the Blue Devils will play in the first event of the newly-renovated Paulson Stadium. Statesboro will get a head start on much of the area as the Blue Devils kick off their football season Aug. 23, against Burke County at the Erk Russell Classic.