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2018 B1G Media Days: Schedule, Participants and TV Information
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B1G Media Days have finally arrived, meaning we’re one step closer to the start of the college football season. It’s the time when every single player, coach, fan and alum has an optimistic outlook about the year ahead and the disappointment is at a minimum.
As usual, the B1G Media Days will be split into two days in Chicago, Monday and Tuesday, with the Kickoff Luncheon concluding the festivities on Wednesday. Once Media Days conclude, we’ll be sitting just over a month away from the start o the B1G football season.
The excitement is building, but let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. Here’s a quick look at the information regarding the 2018 B1G Media Days:
TV Coverage: Big Ten Network
Coverage will air coach press conferences from 12:30-3:00 p.m. ET on Monday and from 9-11:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Other player and coach interviews will be live on the network from 3-7 p.m. ET on both days.
Schedule for Monday, June 23
12:30 pm: Jim Delany, B1G Commissioner
1:00 pm: Scott Frost, Nebraska
1:15 pm: Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
1:30 pm: James Franklin, Penn State
1:45 pm: Jeff Brohm, Purdue
2:00 pm: P.J. Fleck, Minnesota
2:15 pm: Chris Ash, Rutgers
2:30 pm: Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
Schedule for Tuesday, July 24
9:00 am: Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
9:15 am: Tom Allen, Indiana
9:30 am: Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
9:45 am: Lovie Smith, Illinois
10:00 am: Paul Chryst, Wisconsin
10:15 am: Mark Silverman, President of BTN
10:30 am: Urban Meyer, Ohio State
10:45 am: D.J. Durkin, Maryland
11:00 am: Bill Carollo, B1G Coordinator of Football Officials
Players Attending B1G Media Days (Monday)
Nebraska: Jerald Foster, Stanley Morgan Jr., Mick Stollenberg
Northwestern: Nate Hall, Montre Hartage, Clayton Thorson
Penn State: Trace McSorley, Amani Oruwariye, Nick Scott
Purdue: Markus Bailey, David Blough, Elijah Sindelar
Minnesota: Thomas Barber, Carter Coughlin, Rodney Smith
Rutgers: Blessuan Austin, Tariq Cole, Deonte Roberts
Michigan: Karan Higdon, Tyree Kinnel, Chase Winovich
Players Attending B1G Media Days (Tuesday)
Iowa: Parker Hesse, Matt Nelson, Nate Stanley
Indiana: Jonathan Crawford, Wes Martin, Luke Timian
Michigan State: Brian Lewerke, L.J. Scott, Khari Willis
Illinois: Nick Allegretti. Mike Dudek, Jamal Milan
Wisconsin: Michael Deiter, D’Cota Dixon, T.J. Edwards
Ohio State: Parris Campbell, Dre’Mont Jones, Isaiah Prince
Maryland: Derwin Gray, Taivon Jacobs, Darnell Savage Jr.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB