The Southwestern Athletic Conference will hold its annual Kickoff Luncheon & Media Day on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. The event will take place at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel located on Richard Arrington Boulevard in downtown Birmingham.
The media day activities will begin at 9 am with interview sessions from the head coaches and student athletes from all ten conference institutions. Following the interview sessions, the kickoff luncheon will begin at 11 am with remarks from the Conference Office and the announcement of the preseason honors and predicted order of finish.
Up-to-date news and information will be available for the nationally televised MEAC-SWAC Football Challenge on Labor Day weekend between Florida A&M and Southern.
Limited tickets are available to the public for $30 and can be obtained by contacting Duer Sharp at the SWAC Office (205) 251-7573.
SWAC Youth Football Clinic
In conjunction with the kickoff luncheon, the fourth SWAC Youth Football clinic will take place on Monday, July 23, 2007 at Birmingham’s Legion Field from 9:00a to 12:00n. The three-hour event will contain drill and instruction for Birmingham-area youth and will be conducted by SWAC football coaches.
