In a nod towards more of a normal college football season, Big Ten Media Days will reportedly return in 2021.
The annual meeting of coaches, select players, and media members before the start of fall camp has been a spectacle and a sign that the college football season is near for years now. However, last year’s event was canceled due to — you guessed it — the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a big of a twist though, instead of the event being held in Chicago, according to the Columbus Dispatch — who was the first to report the news — Big Ten Media Days will be held in Indianapolis on July 22 and 23 instead. The move is presumed to be because of looser COVID-19 restrictions in Indiana. Ohio State’s media availability is tentatively scheduled for July 23 along with Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Purdue, Rutgers and Wisconsin.
Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern and Penn State will tentatively hold their media availability sessions on July 22.
Big Ten football media days will return this year, The Dispatch has learned, but they will be held in Indianapolis, not Chicago. https://t.co/xr9W83lVrG
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) May 25, 2021
Details are likely still being hammered out, but according to reports, the media session will be held in person, with the fan luncheon potentially being a virtual event.
As we know more, we’ll let you know.
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