July 25, 2012

2012 C-USA Football Kickoff Central

The 2012 Conference USA Football Media Day is Wednesday, July 25 in Irving, Texas. The league's head coaches and one student-athlete from each school are on hand to preview the upcoming season.

ConferenceUSA.com will present free, live video streaming of interviews with coaches and players on Wednesday. East Division coaches and players will be on the stream from 10-11 a.m. CDT and West Division coaches and players will be on from 1-2 p.m. CDT. These interviews will also be archived on the conference website.

Representing Memphis is head coach Justin Fuente and senior linebacker Akeem Davis. They are scheduled to appear on the 2012 C-USA Football Kickoff Show at 10:20 a.m.

The University of Memphis' and Conference USA's social media platforms will provide live updates throughout the day. Quotes, notes and photos will be posted via Twitter (@TigersMedia, @ConferenceUSA1) using the hashtag #CUSAFB.

Television coverage previewing the upcoming season will be provided by the league's television partners following Wednesday's Media Day.

FOX Sports Southwest will also produce two Football Preview shows set to air in August prior to the start of the season titled The C-USA East Division Football Preview and The C-USA West Division Football Preview. Both shows will be 30 minutes long and will air on select FSN affiliates, debuting Friday, August 10 at 11 p.m. CDT.

CBS Sports Network and CSS will each have crews in Irving to shoot interviews that will air during several different college football preview shows that both networks will broadcast during the month of August.