2016 Football Media Central

2016 BGSU Football Media Guide
Media Information/This Is BGSU
Season Outlook
Coaches & Staff
Player Bios
Opponent Information/The MAC
2015 Stats/Game Recaps
BGSU Football History
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2016 Media Policies
CREDENTIALS
Requests for working press credentials should be made to the BGSU Athletic Communications Office. Requests should be made at least one week in advance. Late requests will be honored if space is available, but parking cannot be guaranteed for requests less than one week in advance. Scouts and non-working media will be seated if space is available, dependent on league and national rules.

WEEKLY INFORMATION
Media members can access BGSU information via the internet at BGSUFalcons.com. Weekly game notes and statistics will be updated regularly. A PDF version of releases and statistics can be e-mailed to those outlets which would prefer to receive this information on a regular basis. Please notify the BGSU Athletic Communications Office if you would like to be put on our primary media e-mail list.

MAC TELECONFERENCE
Football head coach Mike Jinks will be available each Monday during the regular season on the weekly MAC Teleconference. To join this MAC teleconference please contact the MAC at 216-466-5622.

WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCES
Football coach Mike Jinks will hold a weekly media press conference in the Wilcox Room on the third floor of the Sebo Athletic Center. All members of the media are welcome to attend. Out-of-town media should contact Jason Knavel to schedule a phone interview with Coach Jinks or players at least one day in advance. All phone interviews need to be completed by Wednesday evening. Audio and video of each weekly press conference will be available at BGSUFalcons.com shortly after the completion of the press conference.

PLAYER INTERVIEWS
BGSU Athletic Communications strives to provide multiple opportunities for media to conduct interviews with student-athletes and coaches. Often, interviews can be conducted following practices, but we also suggest making player requests during each team’s weekly press conference. Please allow at least 24 hours to set up interviews with players. Arrangements can be made for telephone and in-person interviews at a time that is mutually agreeable to the reporter/broadcaster and the athlete, should there be a scheduling conflict.

PARKING
a special media parking lot is located adjacent to Perry Stadium, near Cochrane (soccer) Field (Lot EE). Access to the media lot is by Stadium Drive. Admission to the media lot is restricted to people holding the correct credential acquired from the athletic communications office. All media members are asked to enter the stadium through the press gate (Gate 2) at the southwest corner of the stadium.

POST-GAME INTERVIEWS
At Home: Coach Jinks and BGSU players will be available for post-game interviews in the Sentinel-Tribune Room located between the two locker rooms, following the normal cooling-off period. BGSU observes a closed locker room policy. The Sentinel-Tribune Room is on the east side of the stadium (opposite the press box), and can be entered through the tunnels at either the north or south end. On the Road: Coach Jinks and requested players will be made available in a designated media room or just outside the locker room following the normal cooling-off period.

PRESS GATE
The press gate (Gate 2) at Doyt L. Perry Stadium is at the southwest corner of the stadium, a short walk from the media parking lot.

MEDIA FIELD POLICY
a general media pass will allow you access to the field during pre-game warmups and during the final five minutes of the fourth quarter only. Field access will be limited to working photographers and television reporters. No interviews may be conducted on the field and any attempt to do so may lead to the loss of your media pass.

PHOTOGRAPHERS
Photo passes for newspaper photographers, television videographers and, under special circumstances, for free-lance photographers, are available from the BGSU Athletic Communications Office. Photo passes entitle the photographer access to the sideline, the post-game press conference room and the press box.

PRESS BOX SERVICES
Members of the media will be provided with game programs, flip cards, current statistics and last-minute pregame notes prior to the start of the game. Statistical summaries will include play-by-play, quarter stats, halftime stats, complete team and individual stats and tackles. The BGSU press box does have wireless internet connection for all members of the media.

RADIO AND TELEVISION
Requests for permission to broadcast must be made in writing. Space will be made available for the official visiting radio station and student radio station on request. There is space in each booth for four people. Phone lines can be ordered through Jason Knavel. Anyone wishing to televise a game from Doyt L. Perry Stadium should contact the BGSU Athletic Communications Office at least ONE MONTH prior to the game, and preferably before the start of the season. The Mid-American Conference makes final decisions on all television requests through their television partner contracts.

LIVE STREAMING
Live streaming of BGSU football practices or games is not permitted. The use of Periscope and Meerkat is prohibited while covering BGSU Football, unless prior permission is obtained from the BGSU Athletic Communications staff.

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