Southwestern Athletic Conference

SWAC Football Media Day set to be broadcast on SDN

7/15/2019 11:23:02 AM

Media Day Watch Link

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference will host its annual SWAC Football Media Day on Tuesday, July 16 at 10:00 am at the Westin-Birmingham.
 
The event will be broadcast live on the SWAC Digital Network (SDN) with college football analyst Tiffany Greene and Jay Walker teaming up to host the one-day event. To access the broadcast please click the link above. 

All ten SWAC head football coaches and two student-athletes from each team will be in attendance to address the media about the upcoming 2019 football season.

A complete listing of the student-athletes slated to be in attendance is listed below along with the full broadcast line-up.  One-on-one interviews with coaches and student-athletes will begin at 10:00 a.m.
 
The upcoming season will officially kickoff on Thursday, August 29, when Alabama State travels to Birmingham to face UAB. On Saturday, August 31, Jackson State will travel to Atlanta, Ga. to face Bethune-Cookman in the 15th annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge on Labor Day Weekend, Sunday, Sept. 1 at 12 p.m. Details and ticket information can be found on www.meacswacchallenge.com.

The 2019 edition of the Celebration Bowl which features the champions of the MEAC and SWAC will once again kickoff the College Bowl season on Saturday, December 21 at 12:00 pm EST. The game will be broadcast live on ABC from the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. More details and ticket information can be found at  www.thecelebrationbowl.com.

About the SWAC  
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
 
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
 
Follow the SWAC
For complete coverage of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, please follow the SWAC on social media at @TheSWAC (Twitter), @TheSWAC (Facebook), and @TheSWAC (Instagram) or visit the official home of the Southwestern Athletic Conference at www.swac.org.