Next week, the Big Ten Network will be on-site in Indianapolis for all three days of 2024 Big Ten Football Media Days Presented by Old National Bank. BTN will present coverage of all 18 schools across the three-day format from July 23-25 at Lucas Oil Stadium, including press conferences for every coach along with remarks from Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti.
On Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. ET to 1 p.m. ET, Rick Pizzo and Jake Butt will provide morning coverage of the press conferences live from Indianapolis on B1G Live: B1G Football Media Day Press Conferences. Pizzo and Butt will return with coverage of the press conferences on Thursday from 11:30 a.m. ET to 1 p.m. ET on B1G Live: B1G Football Media Day Press Conferences.
Commissioner Petitti will begin Tuesday’s press conferences at 11 a.m. ET, followed by Bret Bielema (Illinois) at 11:30 a.m. ET, Greg Schiano (Rutgers) at 11:45 a.m. ET, Luke Fickell (Wisconsin) at noon ET, David Braun (Northwestern) at 12:15 p.m. ET, Ryan Walters (Purdue) at 12:30 p.m. ET, and Ryan Day (Ohio State) at 12:45 p.m. ET.
Press conference coverage continues at 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday with Lieutenant General Richard M. Clark, the College Football Playoff Executive Director, followed by DeShaun Foster (UCLA) at 11:30 a.m. ET, Kirk Ferentz (Iowa) at 11:45 a.m. ET, Jonathan Smith (Michigan State) at noon ET, Lincoln Riley (USC) at 12:15 p.m. ET, Matt Rhule (Nebraska) at 12:30 p.m. ET and James Franklin (Penn State) at 12:45 p.m. ET.
Coverage of the press conferences concludes on Thursday, beginning with Dan Lanning (Oregon) at 11:30 a.m. ET, P.J. Fleck (Minnesota) at 11:45 a.m. ET, Michael Locksley (Maryland) at noon ET, Jedd Fisch (Washington) at 12:15 p.m. ET, Curt Cignetti (Indiana) at 12:30 p.m. ET and Sherrone Moore (Michigan) at 12:45 p.m. ET.
Coverage continues each day with B1G Live: B1G Football Media Day Special from 1 p.m. ET to 5 p.m. ET with interviews and analysis from Dave Revsine, Howard Griffith, Gerry DiNardo, Ashley Adamson, Yogi Roth and Butt. Commissioner Petitti will visit the BTN set following press conferences on Tuesday, and coaches and student athletes from all 18 schools will join the set throughout the week.
The complete list of student athletes attending can be found here.
Additional digital coverage will be available via the Big Ten Network’s X (Twitter), Facebook, YouTube and Instagram platforms. All television programming also streams live via the Fox Sports App, with a complete schedule below.
2024 Big Ten Football Media Days Presented by Old National Bank Programming Schedule:
Day 1: Tuesday, July 23: Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
Show | Time (ET) |
B1G Live: B1G Football Media Day Press Conferences | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
B1G Live: B1G Football Media Day Special | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
Day 2: Wednesday, July 24: Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, UCLA, USC
Show | Time (ET) |
B1G Live: B1G Football Media Day Press Conferences | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
B1G Live: B1G Football Media Day Special | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
Day 3: Thursday, July 25: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington
Show | Time (ET) |
B1G Live: B1G Football Media Day Press Conferences | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
B1G Live: B1G Football Media Day Special | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. |