The 2023 Pac-12 Football season officially begins on Friday, July 21 with the league’s kickoff event, Pac-12 Football Media Day live from Resorts World Las Vegas. All 12 head coaches and two student-athletes from each Pac-12 team are set to take part, with the Pac-12 announcing today all 24 student-athletes headed to Las Vegas. Coverage of the day-long event will be available across Pac-12 Networks, Pac-12 Insider, Pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now app.
This year’s attendees include six players that made All-Pac-12 first or second team last year including the reigning Heisman Trophy winner. The Pac-12 had eight quarterbacks throw for over 3,000 yards last season which is tied for the most by a conference in a single season in college football history (2014 Pac-12) and the six returning quarterbacks to hit that milestone last year will all be in Las Vegas.
The day-long event will begin with opening remarks from Commissioner George Kliavkoff at 8 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. MT on Friday, July 21 at the Zouk Nightclub, followed by a media availability with Commissioner Kliavkoff and an additional Q&A with Executive Associate Commissioner of Football Operations Merton Hanks and Utah Athletic Director and Chair of the Pac-12 Athletics Directors Committee Mark Harlan joining the Commissioner. All 12 head coaches and 24 student-athletes will then begin a circuit of availability beginning at 8:45 a.m. PT / 9:45 a.m. MT, with each head coach press conference and student-athlete press conference on Pac-12 Networks and also available via Pac-12 Insider, Pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now app.
A complete list of all 36 head coaches and student-athletes attending this year’s Football Media Day can also be found below:
2023 Pac-12 Football Media Day – Attendees & Participants (with approximate time on main stage)