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2014 BYU Football Media Day Schedule

One of the most unique things I’ve come to love about BYU’s football independence is media day. It’s actually pretty fun to be a fan of a team that puts on its own day full of programming for its very own media day. June 23 marks the first media day in college football for the 2014 season.

It’s BYU’s day, and here is the schedule of events and programs:

LIVE TV PROGRAMS

The meat of media day is the live programming, specifically the State of the Program.

STATE OF THE PROGRAM
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
BYUtv / BYUtvsports.com / ESPN3.com / WatchESPN / BYU Radio (SiriusXM 143)
Rebroadcast at 6 p.m. on BYUtv

State of the Program staples Tom Holmoe and Bronco Mendenhall will be joined by coordinators Robert Anae and Nick Howell, as well as ESPN analyst and BYU alum Trevor Matich.

The SOTP drinking game bingo could include Top 25 finishes, winning percentage, “national championship,” and consecutive bowl appearances. Typically, big announcements have not occurred at media day, but last year BYU announced a Mendenhall contract extension, a series with USC, and a 2015 bowl contract.

BYU SPORTS NATION
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
BYUtv / BYUtvsports.com / BYU Radio (SiriusXM 143)
Rebroadcast at 7 p.m. on BYUtv

The daily BYU sports simulcast radio show takes a media day spin as hosts Jarom Jordan and Spencer Linton will welcome Bronco Mendenhall, Taysom Hill, Jamaal Williams, and others into the studio.

BYU FOOTBALL: GREAT MOMENTS THEN & NOW
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
BYUtv / BYUtvsports.com / ESPN3.com / WatchESPN / BYU Radio (SiriusXM 143)
Rebroadcast at 9 p.m. on BYUtv

Nobody is better at reminiscing than BYU, and greats from several eras of BYU football will be in studio to do just that: Leon White, Dennis Pitta, James Dye, and Taysom Hill.

OTHER LIVE EVENTS

VIDEO WEBCHATS
Webchats will occur with various players and coaches on byutvsports.com at the following times:
8 – 9 a.m.
12 – 1 p.m.
2 – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 – 3 p.m. (Spanish)

TWITTER TAKEOVERS
The following BYU players will take over the @BYUcougars Twitter account for 20 minute chats:
Paul Lasike: 11:45 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
Jamaal Williams: 2:15 – 2:35 p.m.
Taysom Hill: 2:45 – 3:05 p.m.

KSL NEWSRADIO
Greg Wrubell and the Cougar Sports Saturday gang will have live coverage from media day from 12 – 3 p.m. on KSL Radio (1160 AM/102.7 FM)

MATT TOWNSEND SHOW
Not typically a sports program, the Matt Townsend Show on BYU Radio (SiriusXM 143) from 3 – 4 p.m will feature Bronco Mendenhall as a guest.

OTHER PROGRAMS

Other BYU football programs and specials will air throughout media day between live programs:

BYU FOOTBALL: A POLYNESIAN PIPELINE
7 – 8 a.m. – BYUtv / byutvsports.com / BYU Radio
11 p.m. – 12 a.m. – BYUtv

SPRING FOOTBALL SPECIAL
8 – 9 a.m.
2 – 3 p.m.
BYUtv / byutvsports.com / BYU Radio

BYU FOOTBALL: THE TOP 50 PLAYS
12 -1 p.m.
10 – 11 p.m.
BYUtv / byutv.org

TEXAS AT BYU REPLAY – 9/7/2013
3 – 6 p.m.
BYUtv / byutvsports.com