The Big Ten Football Media Days take place this week — you may have been made aware of this every day over the past 98 days or so.
The event is split up over two days, with the first day featuring media sessions with Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany and half of the conference’s coaches, as well as three player representatives from those same seven first-day schools.
The second day features the other half of the coaches and players, as well as BTN President Mark Silverman and B1G Coordinator of Football Officials Bill Carollo.
Here is your primer on when things are happening, where they are happening, and who they are happening to.
What: Big Ten Football Media Days
When: Mon July 23 and Tues July 24
Where: Chicago Marriott Downtown
Monday’s Big Ten Football Media Days Schedule (Live on BTN)
12:30 pm (Eastern) — Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany
1:00-1:15 pm — Scott Frost, Nebraska
1:15-1:30 pm — Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
1:30-1:45 pm — James Franklin, Penn State
1:45-2:00 pm — Jeff Brohm, Purdue
2:00-2:15 pm — P.J. Fleck, Minnesota
2:15-2:30 pm — Chris Ash, Rutgers
2:30-2:45 pm — Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
After these initial press conferences, the coaches and players will each be available to the media for one hour at various intervals, spanning the rest of the afternoon. BTN will also air various interviews on set from 3:00-6:30 pm, giving Big Ten fans over six hours of coverage.
Tuesday’s Big Ten Football Media Days Schedule (Live on BTN)
9:00-9:15 am (Eastern) — Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
9:15-9:30 am — Tom Allen, Indiana
9:30-9:45 am — Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
9:45-10:00 am — Lovie Smith, Illinois
10:00-10:15 am — Paul Chryst, Wisconsin
10:15-10:30 am — Mark Silverman, BTN President
10:30-10:45 am — Urban Meyer, Ohio State
10:45-11:00 am — D.J. Durkin, Maryland
11:00-11:15 am — Bill Carollo, Big Ten Coordinator of Football Officials
The 47th Annual Kickoff Luncheon will then get underway around 12:30 pm.
Coaches and players will then break off for their individual one-hour sessions beginning around 3:15 pm.
The three Ohio State football players — Dre’Mont Jones, Isaiah Prince, and Parris Campbell — will speak with the media at 5:00 pm, while Meyer will have his session at 3:15 pm. All four Buckeyes could show up on BTN’s coverage throughout the afternoon.
We will have updates all day long on Tuesday, as well as videos of the individual sessions. The-Ozone will also be streaming each Ohio State breakout session.
And you can expect us to have plenty more coverage after that.
