It’s the unofficial start of the Big Ten football season on Thursday as Big Ten Media Days kick off at McCormick Place in Chicago. The two-day event will include coach interviews and one-on-one interviews with coaches and players.
Full 2015 Big Ten Media Days team schedule and how to watch
There’s a lot to watch in Chicago this week.
There are sure to be a number of attractions. Urban Meyer and the Ohio State players will be popular after winning the national championship, and particularly with a high-profile quarterback battle likely to ensue.
There are also three new coaches who will make waves. Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh will be the most popular, but Wisconsin’s Paul Chryst and Nebraska’s Mike Riley arrive from other major-conference programs, and are expected to contend in the Big Ten West.
How to watch, all times ET
TV: BTN (1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Friday), ESPNU (1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday and Fridays)
Online: BTN2GO
How to follow
Here’s a Twitter list of all the SB Nation Big Ten sites:
Schedule
Thursday, July 30
1 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
- Mark Dantonio, Michigan State 1 - 1:15 p.m.
- Tim Beckman, Illinois 1:15 - 1:30 p.m.
- Paul Chryst, Wisconsin 1:30 - 1:45 p.m.
- Randy Edsall, Maryland 1:45 - 2 p.m.
- Kevin Wilson, Indiana 2 - 2:15 p.m.
- Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 2:15 - 2:30 p.m.
- Urban Meyer, Ohio State 2:30 - 2:45 p.m.
2:45-6:15 p.m
Breakout sessions for coaches and players:
- MSU Players 2:45 - 3:15 p.m., 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
- MSU Coach 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. 3:45 - 4:45 p.m.
- ILL Players 3 - 3:30 p.m. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
- ILL Coach 3:30 - 4 p.m. 4 - 5 p.m.
- WIS Players 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. 3:45 - 4:45 p.m.
- WIS Coach 3:45 - 4:15 p.m. 4:15 - 5:15 p.m.
- MD Players 3:30 - 4 p.m. 4 - 5 p.m.
- MD Coach 4 - 4:30 p.m. 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
- IND Players 3:45 - 4:15 p.m. 4:15 - 5:15 p.m.
- IND Coach 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. 4:45 - 5:45 p.m.
- IOWA Players 4 - 4:30 p.m. 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
- IOWA Coach 4:30 - 5 p.m. 5 - 6 p.m.
- OSU Players 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. 4:45 - 5:45 p.m.
- OSU Coach 4:45 - 5:15 p.m. 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.
Friday July, 31
9-10:45 a.m.
- Jerry Kill, Minnesota 9 - 9:15 a.m.
- Jim Harbaugh, Michigan 9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
- Kyle Flood, Rutgers 9:30 - 9:45 a.m.
- Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 9:45 - 10 a.m.
- Mike Riley, Nebraska 10 - 10:15 a.m.
- Darrell Hazell, Purdue 10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
- James Franklin, Penn State 10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
10:45-11:45 a.m.
Big Ten and BTN press conferences:
- Bill Carollo, Big Ten Coordinator of Football Officials 10:45 - 11 a.m.
- Mark Silverman, BTN President 11 - 11:15 a.m.
- Jim Delany, Big Ten Commissioner 11:15 - 11:45 a.m.
12:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon.
3-6:45 p.m.
Breakout sessions for coaches and players:
- NEB Players 3 - 3:30 p.m. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
- NEB Coach 3:30 - 4 p.m. 4 - 5 p.m.
- PUR Players 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. 3:45 - 4:45 p.m.
- PUR Coach 3:45 - 4:15 p.m. 4:15 - 5:15 p.m.
- PSU Players 3:30 - 4 p.m. 4 - 5 p.m.
- PSU Coach 4 - 4:30 p.m. 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
- MINN Players 4 - 4:30 p.m. 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
- MINN Coach 4:30 - 5 p.m. 5 - 6 p.m.
- MICH Players 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. 4:45 - 5:45 p.m.
- MICH Coach 4:45 - 5:15 p.m. 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.
- RU Players 4:30 - 5 p.m. 5 - 6 p.m.
- RU Coach 5 - 5:30 p.m. 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
- NU Players 4:45 - 5:15 p.m. 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.
- NU Coach 5:15 - 5:45 p.m. 5:45 - 6:45 p.m.
Player attendees
INDIANA
Adarius Rayner, Sr., DL
Jason Spriggs, Sr., OL
Nate Sudfeld, Sr., QB
MARYLAND
Brad Craddock, Sr., PK
William Likely, Jr., DB
Andrew Zeller, Sr., OL
MICHIGAN
Joe Bolden, Sr., LB
Jehu Chesson, Sr., WR
James Ross III, Sr., LB
MICHIGAN STATE
Jack Allen, Sr., C
Shilique Calhoun, Sr., DE
Connor Cook, Sr., QB
OHIO STATE
Taylor Decker, Sr., OT
Joshua Perry, Sr., LB
Adolphus Washington, Sr., DT
PENN STATE
Jordan Lucas, Sr., S
Angelo Mangiro, Sr., C/G
Anthony Zettel, Sr., DT
RUTGERS
Leonte Carroo, Sr., WR
Darius Hamilton, Sr., DT
Keith Lumpkin, Sr., OL
WEST DIVISION
ILLINOIS
Josh Ferguson, Sr., RB
Ted Karras, Sr., OG
Mason Monheim, Sr., LB
IOWA
Austin Blythe, Sr., C
Jordan Lomax, Sr., DB
Drew Ott, Sr., DE
MINNESOTA
Briean Boddy-Calhoun, Sr., DB
Theiren Cockran, Sr., DE
Mitch Leidner, Jr., QB
NEBRASKA
Tommy Armstrong Jr., Jr., QB
Nate Gerry, Jr., S
Jordan Westerkamp, Jr., WR
NORTHWESTERN
Traveon Henry, Sr., S
Christian Jones, Sr., WR
Dan Vitale, Sr., SB
PURDUE
Danny Anthrop, Sr., WR
Robert Kugler, Sr., C
Frankie Williams, Sr., CB
WISCONSIN
Michael Caputo, Sr., S
Corey Clement, Jr., RB
Joel Stave, Sr., QB
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