The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will host its annual Football Media Day virtually this year, with the Virtual Football Media Day presented by Cricket Wireless on Friday, July 31.
Head coaches and student-athletes from each of the conference’s nine football-playing institutions will be interviewed in a pre-recorded show, co-hosted by ESPN’s Tiffany Greene and Jay Walker, in the order of the predicted order of finish.
The show will go live on the MEAC’s YouTube channel and website at 12 p.m.
In addition, that morning will see the MEAC’s head football coaches and student-athletes available to the media through a Zoom call. The live media session will begin at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 31, and media interested in being on the call are encouraged to reach out to Maurice Williams, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations, at williamsm@themeac.com.
The 2020 football season is currently scheduled to begin on Saturday, Sept. 5. The MEAC/SWAC Challenge is set to kick off in Atlanta, Ga. on Sunday, Sept. 6, as South Carolina State and Grambling State square off in a contest to be shown live at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2. Details and ticket information can be found on www.meacswacchallenge.com.
For more information on the MEAC, log on to www.MEACSports.com.
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) celebrates its 50th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2020-21 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 11 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.