Courtesy: Mid-American Conference
MAC Football Media Day To Be Carried Live on ESPN3
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference and ESPN have announced that this year’s 2012 MAC Football Media Day
will be shown LIVE nationally on ESPN3. The event will highlight the
league’s annual kickoff event on Tuesday, July 24th at Ford Field in
Detroit, Mich. MAC Media Day coverage on ESPN3 will kick off a record
number of exclusive MAC events available live on the network with over
15 games scheduled for the upcoming season. The event will be carried
live from 8:30 a.m. – Noon ET and will feature each of the league's head
coaches as well as selected student-athletes from the 13 football
institutions.
Not only will MAC Football fans around
the country be able to watch the live show previewing the upcoming 2012
season, but they will also have the opportunity to interact with the
head coaches, student-athletes and league office regarding media day.
The MAC will post updates throughout the day using its Twitter and
Facebook feeds. The official twitter hashtag for the 2012 MAC Football Media Day
and ESPN3 coverage is #MACFBDay. Official tweets will include this
hashtag and all media and fans are also asked to use it in their tweets
related to the event and when sending questions to their favorite
coaches and student-athletes.
A multitude of outlets exist to interact with the Mid-American Conference. Follow us on Twitter (@MACSports) and send us an @reply or you can like us on Facebook and write on our wall. You can also follow Ken Mather (@KenMather_MAC) and Jeremy Guy (@JGuyMAC) for updates throughout the day. Feel free to interact with us during the event.
ESPN3 is ESPN's live multi-screen
sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of global sports
events annually and accessible online via WatchESPN.com, on smartphones
and tables via the WatchESPN app and through ESPN on Xbox Live to Gold
members. It is currently available to 73 million homes at no additional
cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video
subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also
available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students
and U.S.-based military personnel via computers connected to on-campus
educational networks and on-base military networks.
Below are the league's student-athletes tentatively scheduled to attend 2012 MAC Football Media Day and take part in the live MAC Football Media Day broadcast:
Akron:
Head Coach Terry Bowden
TBD
TBD
Ball State:
Head Coach Pete Lembo
Travis Freeman, Linebacker, Senior, Cleveland, Ohio
Keith Wenning, Quarterback, Junior, Coldwater, Ohio
Bowling Green:
Head Coach Dave Clawson
Chris Jones, Defensive Tackle, Senior, Brownsburg, Ind.
Matt Schilz, Quarterback, Junior, Arcadia, Calif.
Buffalo:
Head Coach Jeff Quinn
Khalil Mack, Linebacker, Junior, Fort Pierce, Fla.
Branden Oliver, Running Back, Junior, Miami, Fla.
Central Michigan:
Head Coach Dan Enos
Jahleel Addae, Defensive Back, Senior, Valrico, Fla.
Eric Fisher, Offensive Lineman, Senior, Rochester, Mich.
Eastern Michigan:
Head Coach Ron English
Justin Cudworth, Linebacker, Senior, Monte Nido, Calif.
Korey Neal, Offensive Lineman, Senior, Bowie, Md.
Kent State:
Head Coach Darrell Hazell
Roosevelt Nix, Defensive Tackle, Junior, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
Brian Winters, Offensive Lineman, Senior, Hudson, Ohio
UMass:
Head Coach Charley Molnar
Darren Thellen, Safety, Senior, Brockton, Mass.
Quinton Sales, Center, Senior, Fort Washington, Md.
Miami:
Head Coach Don Treadwell
Zac Dysert, Quarterback, Senior, Ada, Ohio
Austin Brown, Defensive Line, Senior, Woodbridge, Va.
Northern Illinois:
Head Coach Dave Doeren
Jordan Lynch, Quarterback, Junior, Chicago, Ill.
Sean Progar, Defensive End, Senior, Glenview, Ill.
Ohio:
Head Coach Frank Solich
Tyler Tettleton, Quarterback, Junior, Norman, Okla.
Travis Carrie, Defensive Back, Senior, Antioch, Calif.
Toledo:
Head Coach Matt Campbell
Austin Dantin, Quarterback, Senior, Tallahassee, Fla.
Terrance Owens, Quarterback, Junior, Cleveland, Ohio
Western Michigan:
Head Coach Bill Cubit
Alex Carder, Quarterback, Senior, Shawnee, Kan.
Freddie Bishop, Defensive End, Senior, Inkster, Mich.
