For the last time in Big East Conference history Tuesday, the Syracuse Orange and Pittsburgh Panthers will be a part of the league's annual media day in Newport, RI. That will be the biggest storyline, along with which team is seen as the favorite to earn the conference's crown?
Starting at 8:55 p.m. ET at BigEast.tv, the league will begin its media day as all eight of the league's head coaches will take the podium. Below is the schedule of each coaches' press conference:
Schedule of Events
8:55 a.m.: Show open
9:00 a.m.: Opening Remarks (Interim Commissioner Joe Bailey)
9:15 a.m.: Coaches’ opening remarks
9:45 a.m.: Players join BIG EAST Media Day Show
11:00 a.m. Coaches join BIG EAST Media Day Show
11:00 a.m.: Doug Marrone, Syracuse
11:10 a.m: Paul Chryst, Pittsburgh
11:20 a.m.: Steve Addazio, Temple
11:30 a.m.: Skip Holtz, USF
11:40 a.m.: Kyle Flood, Rutgers
11:50 a.m.: Charlie Strong, Louisville
Noon: Paul Pasqualoni, UConn
12:15: Butch Jones, Cincinnati
Big East Media Day Info:
Where: Newport, RI.
When: July 30-31.
You Can Watch: BigEast.tv
Twitter hashtag: #bemediaday
Meanwhile, each program has brought player representatives, which will be asked questions about the upcoming season. Here's a list of each school's representatives:
Cincinnati
Maalik Bomar, LB
Austin Bujnoch, OL
Walter Stewart, DE
Connecticut
Ryan Griffin, TE
Lyle McCombs, RB
Trevardo Williams, DE
Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB
Louisville
Mario Benavides, C
Adrian Bushell, CB
Alex Kupper, OT
Hakeem Smith, S
Pittsburgh
Aaron Donald, DE
Ray Graham, RB
Jarred Holley, S
Rutgers
Khaseem Greene, LB
Duron Harmon, S
Mark Harrison, WR
Scott Vallone, DT
USF
Sam Barrington, LB
B.J. Daniels, QB
Evan Landi, TE
Kayvon Webster, CB
Syracuse
Justin Pugh, OT
Zack Chibane, OG
Alec Lemon, WR
Shamarko Thomas, SS
Jay Bromley, DT
Temple
Chris Coyer, QB
Marcus Green, DE
Brandon McManus, K/P
Martin Wallace, OT
For your curiosity, SB Nation New York has put together media day previews for each program (click the team to view the preview): Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, USF Bulls, Syracuse Orange and Temple Owls.
And finally, here's an SB Nation YouTube preview of the Big East Conference!
For more on the Big East football media day, check back to this SB Nation New York StoryStream. Meanwhile, for everything on the Big East Conference visit the the SB Nation blog Big East Coast Bias.