Media Guidelines • CREDENTIALS - Credentials for Georgia home games must be requested through an online procedure, are issued for working media only and should be requested as early as possible due to space limitations and significant demand. Requests are honored from sports editors of DAILY newspapers, network affiliate television station sports directors, and websites that have a corresponding publication and/or affiliation with a nationally recognized media entity/network. Requests from weekly newspapers and radio stations will be accepted only from those who will be attending games in a WORKING capacity and will be filled on a space available basis. Non-workers are not permitted in the press box. Credentials will be mailed if time permits; or left at the Press Will-Call booth at Gate 9A on the South side of the stadium or at the East End will call behind the East end zone. Online requesting information may be obtained by email: khuff@sports.uga.edu. • FOOTBALL PRACTICE - Georgia football practices are open to media and photographers/videographers for a designated period of time on most Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. The sports communications office can provide details (706-542-1621). • MONDAY MEDIA CONFERENCE - Coach Smart hosts a weekly media conference at 12:00 noon each Monday before a Saturday game. Several players are also available for interviews. Details may be obtained from the sports communications office. Press conference notes and quotes will be posted on our website -- georgiadogs.com. • PLAYER INTERVIEWS - Players are available for interviews in person if time permits, until after practice on Wednesdays. The best times to visit with players in person are at the Monday media conference, or Tuesday, or Wednesday, following practice. Interview requests should be made ahead of time to determine player availability and best day and time. • POST-PRACTICE MEDIA SESSION - Coach Smart hosts a media session on Tuesday following practice. Quotes and practice notes are posted on georgiadogs.com. • POST-GAME INTERVIEWS - Members of the media desiring to visit either locker room after the game will be escorted by Sports Communications representatives to the playing field with five minutes on the game clock. • PLAYER ROOMS, LOCKER ROOM, WEIGHT ROOM AND TRAINING ROOMS -- Players’ dorm rooms, locker room, weight room, and training room are only open to players, coaches, and staff. • PHOTOGRAPHERS - The University of Georgia follows guidelines established by the NCAA Rules Committee and the SEC regarding sideline control which ensures the sideline as a working area. 1. Each photographer is required to wear an armband at all times. 2. Armbands must be secured in the Photo Hospitality Area located in the Lumpkin Media Center behind the UGA dressing room in the southeast tunnel. 3. No photographers are permitted in the bench area, on the playing field, or in
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
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SEC MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF
Herb Vincent............................Assoc. Commissioner for Communications Craig Pinkerton...............................................Director of Communications Tammy Wilson................................................Director of Communications Chuck Dunlap.................................................Director of Communications Jill Skotarczak................................. Assistant Director of Communications Ben Beaty........................................ Assistant Director of Communications The Southeastern Conference provides a variety of media services during the Fall. Take advantage of the following: • Weekly Coaches Teleconference - The SEC coaches are featured on a weekly teleconference every Wednesday during the regular season. Media representatives interested in participating in the teleconference should contact the SEC Media Relations office (205) 458-3000 for details.
the 12-foot area between the limit line and sideline after kickoff. 4. Cutline writers, messengers, and equipment carriers are not permitted in the sideline armband area. 5. Tripods are not permitted on the sideline. • PHOTOGRAPHERS’ HOSPITALITY AREA - A photographers’ hospitality area is located in the Lumpkin Media Center on field level behind the Georgia dressing room in the southeast tunnel. A full pre-game meal will be served in this area to all photographers approximately 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Armbands must also be picked up at this location. Internet hookups, wireless internet and phones are available in this area. • PRESS BOX - The Dan Magill Press Box is located in the South Side Club level of Sanford Stadium. Best entrances to the press box are through Gates 6 or 9A. • MEDIA SERVICES - Complete individual and team statistics, running playby-play and post-game coaches’ quotes are provided to all working media. A pre-game meal is available to working media in the press box approximately 90 minutes before kickoff. • STADIUM PRESS BOX SMOKE/TOBACCO FREE POLICY - In accordance with University of Georgia policy, the Georgia Athletic Association has declared all areas of Sanford Stadium as smoke/tobacco-free. • TELEPHONES/INTERNET - The Georgia Press Box and Photographers’ Media Center are equipped with hard-wired internet hookups, wireless internet, and telephones for use by the media at no charge. INTERNET/PHONE SERVICE AT GEORGIA-FLORIDA GAME Wireless service will be provided free of charge in the press box. Please check your gameday information packets for access and technical information. A technical rep will be on hand during the game to trouble shoot any wireless problems you may have. There will be five pool phones available in the press box. To order a line please call Jason Morrill at (904) 633-6125 (jmorrill@smgjax.com). • FTP FEEDS All Georgia games are televised live by a national network. Post game sound bites from the Georgia locker room will be posted on our FTP site after every game as quickly as possible. The Monday FTP service will feature practice footage and interviews with Georgia coaches and players on the upcoming opponent. FTP information and schedules can be secured from Karen Huff in the sports communications office (khuff@sports.uga.edu). collegepressbox.com is the official media website for Division I football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for each conference and its member schools. Login information to accredited media can be applied for by sending an e-mail to: password@collegepressbox.com. • SEC online - The SEC operates a media-only website at www.secsportsmedia.com, where all football information is available. Media members must register on the site to gain access. • SEC Network - The SEC and ESPN have signed a 20-year agreement through 2034 to operate the multiplatform SEC Network, which airs content 24/7 and includes more than 1,000 live events in its programming schedule. Now in its third year, the SEC Network will air approximately 45 football games, over 130 men’s and women’s basketball games, 75 baseball games and events from across the SEC’s 21 sports in 2016-17. • SEC Championship Game - The 2016 SEC Champion will be crowned December 3 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The contest will feature the Eastern and Western Division champions. • College Football Playoff - The 2016 season will mark the third College Football Playoff, which will determine the national champion for the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Under the playoff system, four teams -- selected by a 13-member committee -- will play in two semifinal games, with the winners advancing to the Championship Game, played this year at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla on Jan. 9, 2017.
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