This week kicks off the 2024-25 athletic season with No. 18/14 Delta State football traveling to Mars Hill, N.C. to face the Mars Hill Lions in the season opener on Thursday, August 29 at 6 p.m. To stay up-to-date on game coverage, visit gostatesmen.com and follow us on social media: X (@dsustatesmen), Instagram (@dsuathletics), and Facebook (Delta State Statesmen).

This Week's Events

 MONDAY, AUGUST 26 

• Week Zero Press Conference | 12 p.m. | Arant Family Room, Chadwick Dickson
  • Press Conference will be streamed on the Delta State YouTube Channel
  • All media is invited to attend

 TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 

• No events

 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 

• No events

 THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 

• Football at Mars Hill | 6 p.m. | Meares Stadium
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  • Live Stats

 FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 

• No events

 SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 

• No events

 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 

• No events

Top Headlines

• May Selected to Reese’s Senior Bowl Watchlist
• Season Preview: Men’s Soccer Picked Eighth in the Gulf South Preseason Poll
• Season Preview: Lady Statesmen Picked 12th in GSC Preseason Coaches’ Poll
• Statesmen Picked 18th in AFCA Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll
• Nine Statesmen Earn 2024 Preseason Gulf South All-Conference Honors
• Two Statesmen Named to the D2football.com Elite 100 Watch List

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