The Large Ten introduced its schedule for the league’s coaches for this summer season’s media days, the primary that includes 18 groups with the additions of 4 Pac-12 defectors: USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington. Over three days starting on July 23 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, faces acquainted and new will take to the rostrum to deal with their groups and, assuredly, the nationwide storylines that make school soccer a year-round sport.
Among the many chief storylines will likely be Ohio State. Ryan Day faces quite a lot of stress to win this season after falling behind Michigan within the convention pecking order. He went all in, with a number of employees adjustments — together with the unprecedented hiring of Chip Kelly from UCLA — and roster additions via the switch portal that make the Buckeyes look like a nationwide title contender.
In the meantime, can Michigan hold its dynasty going underneath first-year coach Sherrone Moore? The Wolverines have received three straight Large Ten titles and reached the highest of the mountain in 2023, however coach Jim Harbaugh left for the Los Angeles Chargers and Moore is getting into his first head teaching position at any stage.
Moore is considered one of 5 first-year coaches at this yr’s media days, becoming a member of Indiana’s Curt Cignetti, Michigan State’s Jonathan Smith, Washington’s Jedd Fisch and UCLA’s DeShaun Foster. (Northwestern’s David Braun served because the interim coach in 2023.)
Here is the total schedule for 2024 Large Ten Media Days:
Tuesday, July 23
Illinois — Bret Bielema
Northwestern — David Braun
Ohio State — Ryan Day
Purdue — Ryan Walters
Rutgers — Greg Schiano
Wisconsin — Luke Fickell
Wednesday, July 24
Iowa — Kirk Ferentz
Michigan State — Jonathan Smith
Nebraska — Matt Rhule
Penn State — James Franklin
UCLA — DeShaun Foster
USC — Lincoln Riley
Thursday, July 25
Indiana — Curt Cignetti
Maryland — Mike Locksley
Michigan — Sherrone Moore
Minnesota — P.J. Fleck
Oregon — Dan Lanning
Washington — Jedd Fisch
