JACKSONVILLE – The Jax State football team will wrap up its spring practice schedule on Thursday with its annual Spring Game under the lights at Burgess-Snow Field.
 
The final scrimmage of spring will start at 6 pm on Thursday and will last about an hour. Admission is free and the Marching Southerners and Jax State Cheerleaders will be in attendance and performing from the stands. 
 
Fans in attendance may notice the progress being made on the Gamecocks new field house. The former field house parking lot is closed and is a staging area for the construction crews, and the entrance beside the old field house will not be accessible during construction. 
 
We ask fans to pardon our progress and appreciate your patience and understanding as we work hard to upgrade the facilities that will be used every day by our student-athletes. For information on construction and areas to avoid while on campus, please visit this link: https://www.jsu.edu/parking/construction-parking/index.html.
 
Thursday will be the final chance to see the Gamecocks scrimmage before they open fall camp in late July as a member of Conference USA and Football's Bowl Subdivision. Head coach Rich Rodriguez enters his second season at the helm after leading Jax State to a 9-2 record and the ASUN Conference Championship in 2022. 
 
Rodriguez will begin the season with a 171-121-2 career record in 25 seasons as a head coach and ranks ninth among active FBS coaches in career wins. He is off to the second-best start to a career of any coach in Jax State's history and looks to lead the Gamecocks into football's highest level of competition this fall. 
 
The Gamecocks will play six home games in a 12-game schedule, including a nationally televised Week Zero C-USA opener against UTEP on August 26 at Burgess-Snow Field. Also featured in Jax State's home schedule are non-conference games against East Tennessee State on Sept. 2 and Eastern Michigan on Sept. 23. They will host Liberty (Oct. 10) and Western Kentucky (Oct. 17) for Tuesday night games on national television and will host Louisiana Tech on Nov. 18, also on national TV.
 
Season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at www.JSUGamecockSports.com/Tickets. General admission tickets are just $75 per seat and are only $60 per seat for Jax State faculty and staff. Club Level seating is $650 before June 1 and $700 after June 1. Those seats include a chairback seat and access to the climate controlled area, a pregame meal and unlimited fountain drinks and snacks throughout each game.