Johnson Interview Tonight on WTN 99.7-FM Sportsnight 7/22/02

Head Coach Bobby Johnson is discuss the upcoming Vanderbilt football season tonight on popular Nashville sports talk radio station WTN 99.7.

Johnson, entering his first year at the Commodore helm after eight successful season at Furman, will speak at 6:00 p.m. with WTN Sportnight host Blake Fulton. The coach is likely to answer questions ranging from the upcoming season and team personnel to the construction status of practice field improvements. Commodore fans also can call the station and ask questions.

Johnson and his nine-person coaching staff - all new to Vanderbilt - will welcome 21 incoming freshmen on August 5, with the first freshmen practice scheduled on August 7. All returning Commodores are expected to report August 9.

The radio interview comes a week before Johnson and two Commodore seniors, receiver Dan Stricker and cornerback Rushen Jones, are scheduled to appear before hundreds of reporters at the annual Southeastern Conference Media Days in Birmingham.