July 24, 2008

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin students who can't get enough Lumberjack football will have the opportunity to add four extra helpings of games to their 2008 menu, thanks the SFA Student Government Association. This season will mark the inaugural tour of the SFA Road Crew, a joint venture between SGA and the Jack Team Rewards program.

Thanks to money donated by SGA, bus transportation will be available for students to four of SFA's five road football games this season. The tour will kick off with a Sept. 6 trip to TCU, then take a five-week break, as the 'Jacks follow that road game with three home dates wrapped around a trip to Western Illinois, the only away contest the Road Crew will not attend. The second trip will be the Oct. 18 game at Southland Conference opponent Nicholls State. Two weeks later, the 'Crew will make its only back-to-back pilgrimages of the season as it follows the 'Jacks to Sam Houston State on Nov. 1, then heads to Lake Charles, La., for a game at McNeese State the following week.

Each trip is scheduled for at least one 52-passenger bus. Students are required to sign up in advance with SGA, and an additional bus will be available should the advance registration exceed 52 students. Each student to sign up will be given a Road Crew T-shirt on the bus. The rides are free, but students are responsible for purchasing their own game tickets and meals. The Jack Team Rewards program will be stationed at the bus to scan student ID cards prior to departures, and participating students will be eligible for double rewards points.

For more information, contact the SFA Student Government Association at (936) 468-3500.

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