PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Coaches and players from the 10 American Athletic Conference schools will converge on the Hotel Viking in Newport, R.I., July 30 for the league’s Summer Kickoff and Media Day, and fans will be able to follow all of the day’s events through a broad range of digital coverage.
 
The centerpiece of the conference’s coverage will be a live, three-hour program featuring in-depth analysis and interviews with coaches and players. In addition, a live video feed of Commissioner Mike Aresco’s opening remarks at 9 a.m. ET and each coach’s question-and-answer session at the podium will be available on ESPN3.   
 
The show is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET and will be hosted by John Rooke and Pete Brock. Also available on ESPN3, the program will feature one-on-one interviews with each of the league’s 10 head coaches and select players. Rooke is a veteran play-by-play broadcaster with experience on ESPN networks and IMG Radio. Brock is a former New England Patriot who and color commentator on the IMG Radio Network.
 
For complete digital coverage of the event, fans are asked to visit www.TheAmerican.org/Kickoff.
 
The official Twitter hashtag for event will be #AmericanKickoff.  Fans can use that hashtag to submit questions to be asked of head coaches during the live show.
 
Relevant Social Handles
The American on Twitter: @American_FB, @American_Conf
The American on Facebook: www.FB.com/AmericanConf
The American on Instagram: @American_Conf
 
 
 

Live Show Schedule (TheAmerican.org & ESPN3) 9:30                  UConn Head Coach Paul Pasqualoni 9:45                  UCF Head Coach George O’Leary 10:00                Louisville Head Coach Charlie Strong 10:20                Memphis Head Coach Justin Fuente 10:35                Houston Head Coach Tony Levine 10:50                Cincinnati Head Coach Tommy Tuberville 11:10                Rutgers Head Coach Kyle Flood 11:25                USF Head Coach Willie Taggart 11:40                SMU Head Coach June Jones 12:00                Temple Head Coach Matt Rhule 12:15                American Commissioner Mike Aresco

Podium Live Q&As (ESPN3) 9:00-9:20               Mike Aresco, The American 9:30-9:45               George O’Leary, UCF 9:45-10:00            Charlie Strong, Louisville 10:00-10:15          Paul Pasqualoni, UConn 10:20-10:35          Tony Levine, Houston 10:35-10:50          Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati 10:50-11:05          Justin Fuente, Memphis 11:10-11:25          Willie Taggart, USF 11:25-11:40          Kyle Flood, Rutgers 11:40-11:55          Matt Rhule, Temple 12:00-12:15          June Jones, SMU

 
Times subject to change.