The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will host the annual Football Press Luncheon, Friday, July 29 at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel (235 East Main Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510/757-627-4200).  MEAC head football coaches will be on hand to offer an inside view on the upcoming 2011 football season.

A limited number of tickets are available to the public for the press luncheon and can be purchased by calling Nichole Jones at (757) 951-2055.  Tickets are $30 per seat or $300 per table (10 persons) and must be purchased by 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 22. 

Media members may obtain a credential for the luncheon and/or one-on-one interviews by completing an application found on www.MEACSports.com.  One-on-one interviews will begin promptly at 10:15 a.m. in the Hampton Roads Ballroom IV also at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott.

The 2011 MEAC football season kicks off on Thursday, September 1 featuring two non-conference matchups including North Carolina Central at Rutgers and South Carolina State against Central Michigan. 

In addition to the SCSU Bulldogs, defending conference co-champions Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M will open the regular season on Saturday and Sunday, September 3 and 4.  Florida A&M will host Division II opponent Fort Valley State in Tallahassee on Saturday.  Bethune-Cookman will face Prairie View in the seventh annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge on Sunday in Orlando, Florida.