2021 Big Ten Media Days Primer

By Dan Hope on July 22, 2021 at 7:05 am
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The buildup to the 2021 Big Ten football season officially begins today.

Big Ten Media Days, which are being held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis this year, begin Thursday and continue Friday. Eleven Warriors will be in attendance throughout both days of interviews to provide coverage of the week's developments as they relate to Ohio State and to the conference as a whole.

Conference commissioner Kevin Warren will kick off media days with a 45-minute press conference on Thursday morning. Coaches and players from seven Big Ten schools will also meet with the media on Thursday, while the other seven – including Ohio State coach Ryan Day and players Thayer Munford, Zach Harrison and Jeremy Ruckert – will speak with reporters on Friday.

The full schedule of press conferences that will be televised live on Big Ten Network:

Thursday
Who When
BIG TEN COMMISSIONER KEVIN WARREN 10:15-11 a.m.
MINNESOTA COACH P.J. FLECK 11-11:15 a.m.
MARYLAND COACH MIKE LOCKSLEY 11:15-11:30 a.m.
NEBRASKA COACH SCOTT FROST 11:30-11:45 a.m.
ILLINOIS COACH BRET BIELEMA 11:45 a.m.-Noon
PENN STATE COACH JAMES FRANKLIN Noon-12:15 p.m.
NORTHWESTERN COACH PAT FITZGERALD 12:15-12:30 p.m.
MICHIGAN COACH JIM HARBAUGH 12:30-12:45 p.m.
Friday
Who When
RUTGERS COACH GREG SCHIANO 11-11:15 a.m.
MICHIGAN STATE COACH MEL TUCKER 11:15-11:30 a.m.
IOWA COACH KIRK FERENTZ 11:30-11:45 a.m.
INDIANA COACH TOM ALLEN 11:45 a.m.-Noon
WISCONSIN COACH PAUL CHRYST Noon-12:15 p.m.
PURDUE COACH JEFF BROHM 12:15-12:30 p.m.
OHIO STATE COACH RYAN DAY 12:30-12:45 p.m.

Each of the coaches and the three players from each school will also be at individual podiums for one hour each on their schools' designated media days.

The full schedule for those afternoon interview sessions with the coaches and participating players from each school:

Thursday
Who When
BIG TEN COORDINATOR OF FOOTBALL OFFICIALS BILL CAROLLO 1:15-1:45 p.m.
NEBRASKA COACH SCOTT FROST 1:15-2:15 p.m.
MICHIGAN RB HASSAN HASKINS, DE AIDAN HUTCHINSON, LB JOSH ROSS 1:15-2:15 p.m.
NORTHWESTERN COACH PAT FITZGERALD 1:30-2:30 p.m.
PENN STATE CB TARIQ CASTRO-FIELDS, WR JAHAN DOTSON, DT PJ MUSTIPHER 1:45-2:45 p.m.
MARYLAND COACH MIKE LOCKSLEY 2-3 p.m.
NORTHWESTERN OL SAM GERAK, S BRANDON JOSEPH, RB CAM PORTER 2:15-3:15 p.m.
PENN STATE COACH JAMES FRANKLIN 2:15-3:15 p.m.
ILLINOIS COACH BRET BIELEMA 3-4 p.m.
NEBRASKA TE AUSTIN ALLEN, DL BEN STILLE, S DEONTAI WILLIAMS 3-4 p.m.
MINNESOTA RB MOHAMED IBRAHIM, DL BOYE MAFE, QB TANNER MORGAN 3:15-4:15 p.m.
MARYLAND DB NICK CROSS, WR DONTAY DEMUS JR., QB TAULIA TAGOVAILOA 3:15-4:15 p.m.
MICHIGAN COACH JIM HARBAUGH 3:30-4:30 p.m.
ILLINOIS LB OWEN CARNEY, C DOUG KRAMER, OT VEDERIAN LOWE 4-5 p.m.
MINNESOTA COACH P.J. FLECK 4-5 p.m.
Friday
Who When
IOWA COACH KIRK FERENTZ 1:15-2:15 p.m.
OHIO STATE DE ZACH HARRISON, LT THAYER MUNFORD, TE JEREMY RUCKERT 1:15-2:15 p.m.
PURDUE COACH JEFF BROHM 1:30-2:30 p.m.
IOWA C TYLER LINDERBAUM, WR TYRONE TRACY JR., DE ZACH VANVALKENBURG 1:45-2:45 p.m.
MICHIGAN STATE COACH MEL TUCKER 2-3 p.m.
INDIANA WR TY FRYFOGLE, LB MICAH MCFADDEN, QB MICHAEL PENIX JR. 2:15-3:15 p.m.
WISCONSIN COACH PAUL CHRYST 2:15-3:15 p.m.
INDIANA COACH TOM ALLEN 3-4 p.m.
WISCONSIN TE JAKE FERGUSON, CB FAION HICKS, LB JACK SANBORN 3-4 p.m.
MICHIGAN STATE DE DREW BEESLEY, S XAVIER HENDERSON, WR JALEN NAILOR 3:15-4:15 p.m.
RUTGERS LB OLAKUNLE FATUKASI, WR BO MELTON, QB NOAH VEDRAL 3:15-4:15 p.m.
OHIO STATE COACH RYAN DAY 3:30-4:30 p.m.
PURDUE WR JACKSON ANTHROP, WR DAVID BELL, DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS 4-5 p.m.
RUTGERS COACH GREG SCHIANO 4-5 p.m.

Big Ten Network is scheduled to air live coverage from Big Ten Media Days from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Thursday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday.

In addition to coverage over the next two days and throughout the weekend here on the website, we'll also have real-time coverage from Indianapolis on Twitter @11W, @Dan_Hope, @chasshill and @Garrick_Hodge.

While you're waiting, here's some additional coverage from Eleven Warriors leading up to this week's event:

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