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The Sports Information staff provides information about the student-athletes and staff of Tennessee Tech’s 14 intercollegiate teams. The staff works hard to make following the Golden Eagles as easy as possible for media and fans, including daily updates on TTUsports.com, game notes, email newsletter, Facebook and Twitter updates, and this media guide. The information in this guide was accurate as of Aug. 1. We encourage you to check TTUsports.com for the Fall Camp Notebook to keep up with changes. As always, if there is something else you need, please ask us!
Covering Tech On Game Day For complete details on covering Tech, please contact the Sports Information office. t MEDIA PASSES: All requests for media credentials should be directed to the Tennessee Tech Sports Information Office. The mailing address is P.O. Box 5057, Cookeville, TN 38505. You may call (931) 372-3088 or send and email to: sportsinfo@tntech.edu.
Post-Game Interview Room t POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCE: Coach Watson Brown and selected players will be available to the media in the meeting room in the East Stadium lower level approximately 15 minutes after the game. Quick stats will be provided at the press conference. Complete game stats and play-by-play will be available in the press box approximately 15 minutes after the contest. Please note: Visiting teams will handle their own post-game access to coaches and players, so please check with the visiting sports information representative.
Driving directions to Tucker Stadium From points east and west on I-40: Take Willow Avenue exit (exit 286); turn north onto Willow Avenue and proceed three miles; the campus and Tucker Stadium will be on your right. From points north and south on SR 42/111: Exit at Cookeville/Algood exit and turn west onto 10th street; proceed three miles to Washington Avenue, and turn right; proceed 2/10 mile to 12th Street and turn left; after 1/2 mile, the campus and the stadium will be on your left. Media Parking: Unless other arrangements are made with the Sports Information office, all media parking is in the South Lot next to Eblen Center, about one block from Tucker Stadium.
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During The Week t PRACTICES: As a general rule, all Tech practices are open to the media and the public. The team works in the weight room each Sunday and Monday and is on the turf in Tucker Stadium Tuesday through Thursday. t INTERVIEWS WITH COACH BROWN: Interviews with coach Watson Brown or his staff can be arranged by contacting the Sports Information Office. t PLAYER INTERVIEWS: All player interviews must be arranged through the Sports Information Office. This policy allows us to arrange a time that will not interfere with a student-athlete's academic schedule, which has top priority. No interviews will be granted in the day prior to any game. Please note: No player's phone number will be given out. t WEEKLY GAME NOTES: Tennessee Tech's Sports Information Office prepares and distributes weekly game notes, including statistics, records and game information. The release is distributed each Monday during the season by 8 p.m. The weekly game notes are available in PDF format on the Tech web site. t WEEKLY OVC TELECONFERENCE: Media are invited to call in each Tuesday during the season (Aug. 31 through Nov. 23) for the weekly OVC Coaches Teleconference. Tech’s Watson Brown will be the second coach on the conference call each week, beginning at 10:07 a.m. For call-on information, please contact the Tech Sports Information Office or the OVC Office. WEEKLY OVC COACH’S TELECONFERENCE CALL SCHEDULE 9:55 a.m. Call opens/announcements 10:00 a.m. Chris Hatcher, Murray State 10:07 a.m. Watson Brown, Tennessee Tech 10:14 a.m. Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois 10:21 a.m. Jack Crowe, Jacksonville State 10:28 a.m. Tony Samuel, Southeast Missouri 10:35 a.m. Rick Christophel, Austin Peay 10:42 a.m. Jason Simpson, UT Martin 10:49 a.m. Jack Crowe, JSU 10:49 a.m. Rod Reed, Tennessee State 10:56 a.m. Dean Hood, Eastern Kentucky
2010 Travel details and road headquarters Persons wishing to travel to away contests in the official Tech media van should contact the Sports Information Office as soon as possible. Please remember space is limited. tSept. 2-3-4 at Arkansas - charter bus / return immediately following game Thursday night: Doubletree Memphis Downtown (901-528-1800) Friday night: Embassy Suites Northwest, Rogers, Ark. (479-254-8400) tSept. 10-11 at TCU - charter flight / return immediately following game Radisson Hotel Ft. Worth South (817-293-3088) tSept. 24-25 at SE Missouri - charter bus / return immediately following game Drury Lodge, Cape Girardeau, Mo,. (573-334-7151) tOct. 9 at Austin Peay - charter bus day of game / return immediately following game tOct. 23 at Tennessee State - charter bus day of game / return immediately following game tNov. 5-6 at Murray State - charter bus / return immediately following game Lodging TBA
Details for possible NCAA post-season playoff games will be announced.
TENNESSEE TECH FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE F 2010