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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will host its annual SWAC Football Media Day on Tuesday, July 20 at 10:00 am CST at the Sheraton-Birmingham.
 
This will be the first in-person SWAC Football Media Day since the 2019 season, which was virtual due to COVID-19. Tiffany Greene and Jay Walker will host the action and the event will be carried live on ESPN3.
 
All twelve SWAC head football coaches and two student-athletes from each team will be in attendance to address media about the upcoming 2021 football season.
 
A complete listing of the student-athletes slated to be in attendance is listed below.
 
Alabama A&M
Aqeel Glass and Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim
 
Alabama State
Ezra Gray and Colton Adams
 
Alcorn State
Felix Harper and Taurence Wilson
 
Bethune-Cookman
Untareo Johnson and Taron Mallard
 
Florida A&M
Keenan Forbes and Markquese Bell
 
Grambling State 
Dan Fields and Elijah Walker
 
Jackson State
Shedeur Sanders and Nyles Gaddy
 
Mississippi Valley State
Caleb Johnson and Jerry Garner
 
Prairie View A&M
Drake Cheatum and Jason Dumas
 
Southern
Ja’Tyre Carter and Jalen Ivy 
 
Texas Southern
Jonathan Giles and Michael Badejo 
 
Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 
Mark Evans II and Issac Peppers
 
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.