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Follow MAC Football Media Day on Tuesday
7/20/2018 2:46:00 PM | Football
The event will highlight the league's annual kickoff event on Tuesday, July 24
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Mid-American Conference will host its 2018 Football Media Day on Tuesday, July 24, at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The MAC Football Media Day kicks off the 2018 season, which officially begins on Thursday, Aug. 30, and will conclude with the Marathon MAC Football Championship Game.
Once again this year's MAC Football Media Day will be shown live on ESPN3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The ESPN3 production will highlight the league's annual kickoff event as hosts Michael Reghi and Dustin Fox will visit with all MAC head coaches and several students-athletes throughout MAC Media Day.
Attending from Eastern Michigan will be Head Coach Chris Creighton, senior defensive lineman Jeremiah Harris (Lambertville, Mich.-Bedford Senior) and senior offensive lineman Jimmy Leatiota (San Jose, Calif.-Wilcox-College of San Mateo).
EMUEagles.com will also have full coverage of the event with interviews and releases to be posted throughout the day.
Not only will MAC Football fans around the country be able to watch the live show previewing the upcoming 2018 season, but they will also have the opportunity to interact with the head coaches, student-athletes and league office regarding media day. Both EMU and the MAC will post updates throughout the day using its Twitter, Instagram and Facebook feeds. The official twitter hashtag for the 2018 MAC Football Media Day coverage is #MACtion and #EMUFB. 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.
2018 MAC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY:
Tuesday, July 24, Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.
9 a.m. – MAC Football Media Day Registration
10 a.m. – Buffet Brunch
11 a.m. – State of the Conference, Commissioner, Dr. Jon Steinbrecher
11 a.m.-3 p.m. - MAC Football Media Preview
2018 MAC Football Media Day Head Coaches and Student-Athlete Participants
MAC East Division
Akron Head Coach Terry Bowden; LB Ulysees Gilbert III; OL Kyle Ritz
Bowling Green Head Coach Mike Jinks; WR Scott Miller; DB Marcus Milton
Buffalo Head Coach Lance Leipold; WR Anthony Johnson; LB Khalil Hodge
Kent State Head Coach Sean Lewis; LB Matt Bahr; RB Justin Rankin
Miami Head Coach Chuck Martin; WR James Gardner; LB Junior McMullen
Ohio Head Coach Frank Solich; QB Nathan Rourke; RB A.J. Ouellette
MAC West Division
Ball State Head Coach Mike Neu; QB Riley Neal; RB James Gilbert
Central Michigan Head Coach John Bonamego; LB Malik Fountain; RB Jonathan Ward
Eastern Michigan Head Coach Chris Creighton; DL Jeremiah Harris; OL Jimmy Leatiota
Northern Illinois Head Coach Rod Carey; DE Sutton Smith; OT Max Scharping
Toledo Head Coach Jason Candle; WR Cody Thompson; LB Richard Olekanma
Western Michigan Head Coach Tim Lester; RB Jamauri Bogan; QB Jon Wassink
Ways To Follow
Fans can follow along during MAC Media Day all afternoon by tuning in to EMUEagles.com. Additionally, fans that want a more behind the scene experience can do so by following these accounts. Twitter: @EMUAthletics and @EMUFB. Additional accounts to follow during the day would include: @GregSteinerEMU (Football SID), @Coach_Creighton (Chris Creighton) and @MACSports (Official account of #MACtion). Seniors Jeremiah Harris and Jimmy Leatiota will also be accessible via EMU's Snapchat account.
Catch The Eagles on ESPN3
Head Coach Chris Creighton will be interviewed on ESPN3
Got Questions?
Have questions for Coach Creighton, Harris, or Leatiota? Send twitter questions to @EMUFB or post on our official Facebook page. We will attempt to get those answered on Tuesday afternoon.
What Else to Expect?
Stay tuned to EMUEagles.com all afternoon for a preseason poll announcement, media guide release, video interviews and feature stories from MAC Media Day.
Once again this year's MAC Football Media Day will be shown live on ESPN3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The ESPN3 production will highlight the league's annual kickoff event as hosts Michael Reghi and Dustin Fox will visit with all MAC head coaches and several students-athletes throughout MAC Media Day.
Attending from Eastern Michigan will be Head Coach Chris Creighton, senior defensive lineman Jeremiah Harris (Lambertville, Mich.-Bedford Senior) and senior offensive lineman Jimmy Leatiota (San Jose, Calif.-Wilcox-College of San Mateo).
EMUEagles.com will also have full coverage of the event with interviews and releases to be posted throughout the day.
Not only will MAC Football fans around the country be able to watch the live show previewing the upcoming 2018 season, but they will also have the opportunity to interact with the head coaches, student-athletes and league office regarding media day. Both EMU and the MAC will post updates throughout the day using its Twitter, Instagram and Facebook feeds. The official twitter hashtag for the 2018 MAC Football Media Day coverage is #MACtion and #EMUFB. 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.
2018 MAC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY:
Tuesday, July 24, Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.
9 a.m. – MAC Football Media Day Registration
10 a.m. – Buffet Brunch
11 a.m. – State of the Conference, Commissioner, Dr. Jon Steinbrecher
11 a.m.-3 p.m. - MAC Football Media Preview
2018 MAC Football Media Day Head Coaches and Student-Athlete Participants
MAC East Division
Akron Head Coach Terry Bowden; LB Ulysees Gilbert III; OL Kyle Ritz
Bowling Green Head Coach Mike Jinks; WR Scott Miller; DB Marcus Milton
Buffalo Head Coach Lance Leipold; WR Anthony Johnson; LB Khalil Hodge
Kent State Head Coach Sean Lewis; LB Matt Bahr; RB Justin Rankin
Miami Head Coach Chuck Martin; WR James Gardner; LB Junior McMullen
Ohio Head Coach Frank Solich; QB Nathan Rourke; RB A.J. Ouellette
MAC West Division
Ball State Head Coach Mike Neu; QB Riley Neal; RB James Gilbert
Central Michigan Head Coach John Bonamego; LB Malik Fountain; RB Jonathan Ward
Eastern Michigan Head Coach Chris Creighton; DL Jeremiah Harris; OL Jimmy Leatiota
Northern Illinois Head Coach Rod Carey; DE Sutton Smith; OT Max Scharping
Toledo Head Coach Jason Candle; WR Cody Thompson; LB Richard Olekanma
Western Michigan Head Coach Tim Lester; RB Jamauri Bogan; QB Jon Wassink
Ways To Follow
Fans can follow along during MAC Media Day all afternoon by tuning in to EMUEagles.com. Additionally, fans that want a more behind the scene experience can do so by following these accounts. Twitter: @EMUAthletics and @EMUFB. Additional accounts to follow during the day would include: @GregSteinerEMU (Football SID), @Coach_Creighton (Chris Creighton) and @MACSports (Official account of #MACtion). Seniors Jeremiah Harris and Jimmy Leatiota will also be accessible via EMU's Snapchat account.
Catch The Eagles on ESPN3
Head Coach Chris Creighton will be interviewed on ESPN3
Got Questions?
Have questions for Coach Creighton, Harris, or Leatiota? Send twitter questions to @EMUFB or post on our official Facebook page. We will attempt to get those answered on Tuesday afternoon.
What Else to Expect?
Stay tuned to EMUEagles.com all afternoon for a preseason poll announcement, media guide release, video interviews and feature stories from MAC Media Day.
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