Harding Game Notes

Today's Game: Valdosta State returns home to Valdosta and the Blazers' annual homecoming game as VSU hosts Harding in Gulf South Conference action. VSU is 5-1, including a 3-1 mark in GSC play, while the Bison have gone 2-5 overall and 1-3 in league play.

The Blazers are averaging 424.8 yards of total offense and 30.5 points per game while giving up 13.7 points and 298.5 yards of total offense. Chris Hart has thrown for 1163 yards and 12 touchdowns on the season while leading the rushing attack with 249. Cedric Jones is leading the receiving corps with 30 catches and 302 yards while Larry Dean has tallied 47 tackles, including 3.0 sacks, to lead the defense.

Harding averages 30.6 points and 450.4 yards of total offense while its defense is giving up 40.9 points and 543.9 yards a game. David Knighton has passed for 2642 yards and 18 touchdowns while Sevohn Greer leads the Bison defense with 71 tackles, including 11.0 tackles for loss.

The 2008 season marks the 27th year of VSU football while the Harding game will be the 305th game in school history. The Blazers have won 206 contests, lost 94 and tied four times, a winning percentage of .684.

Pre-Game Ceremonies to Include Flyover: As part of Valdosta State's pre-game ceremonies, four T-38's from the 560th Fighter Training Squadron, based at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, will preform a flyover following the national anthem. The lead jet in the formation will be flown by Major Mike Brown, Valdosta State University Class of 1997.

Television / Webcast: The game will be broadcast live over the internet at www.vstateblazers.tv. VSU TV will also broadcast the game, with the replay coming Sunday afternoon in the Valdosta Mediacom market.

Radio: WDDQ, 92.1 FM (Valdosta, Adel); WKZZ, 92.5. FM (Tifton); WSFB, 97.7 FM (Quitman); WDMG, 860 AM (Douglas); WMTM, 1300 AM (Moultrie). Dick Rockey (play-by-play), Wes James (analysis) and Tom Odom (sideline) call the action.

The Series: Valdosta State leads 3-1 all-time in a series that dates back to October 14, 2000. The two teams have not met since September 17, 2005 when Harding claimed a 16-13 victory in Searcy, Ark.

VSU claimed victory in the first three meetings of the series, winning the games by an average of 44.3 to 25.0. The series is evenly split with two games having been hosted by each of the two schools. The Blazers claimed a 32-19 victory in the last contest played in Valdosta.

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