ORANGEBURG, SC—South Carolina State head coach Buddy Pough will start the 2015 campaign, beginning Monday (Aug.31) with the Bulldog Football Press Conference.

The weekly press conference will be held at 12 noon, each Monday during the season in the Rowe Hall Conference Room on the campus of SC State University.

Pough who is entering his 14^th season at the helm, is 105-47 overall and is the second winningest coach in school history behind legendary coach Emeritus Willie Jeffries.

SC State opens the season Sunday (Sept.6) in the 11^th Annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in Orlando, Fla. Kickoff is 3:30 p.m. (EST) and will televised live on ESPN and ESPN3.

For additional information on South Carolina State football, call the Athletic Media Relations Office at (803)-536-7060 or at follow the Bulldogs at www.scsuathletics.com.
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