Terps Head to ACC Football Kickoff
7/23/2010 8:00:00 AM | Football
July 23, 2010
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Head coach Ralph Friedgen, wide receiver Torrey Smith and linebacker Alex Wujciak will represent Maryland at this year's Atlantic Coast Conference Football Kickoff.
The two-day event begins Sunday at The Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C.
Smith and Wujciak will be among 24 players from around the league addressing the media on Sunday. Friedgen and the rest of the ACC head coaches are scheduled to visit with the media Monday.
The ACC office will be providing live satellite feeds of a segment of both the player and head-coach interviews. The press conference-style interviews will also be streamed live by the ACC (click here to view the interviews).
Sunday's feed will start at 3 p.m. EST with player interviews on 11-minute intervals. The interview order will begin with Georgia Tech followed by Maryland (3:11 p.m.), Duke, Clemson, Boston College, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, N.C. State, North Carolina, Miami and Virginia. Coverage ends at 6 p.m.
Monday's head-coach interviews will start at 3:30 p.m. (on 14-minute intervals) with Jimbo Fisher followed by Tom O'Brien, Dabo Swinney, Jim Grobe, coordinator of football officials Doug Rhoads, David Cutcliffe, Ralph Friedgen (4:54 p.m.), Randy Shannon, Frank Spaziani, Commissioner John Swofford, Butch Davis, Frank Beamer, Paul Johnson and Mike London. Coverage ends at 6:30 p.m.
Information about the ACC Football Kickoff can be found here.
Check out the Terrapin Football Blog for updates on Maryland during the ACC Kickoff.
Upcoming Dates for Maryland Football:
• Aug. 8: Freshmen report to camp• Aug. 9: Veterans report to camp
• Aug. 10: First day of preseason practice/Media Day
• Sept. 6: Terps vs. Navy (in Baltimore)
Terp Notes:
Football Season Tickets on Sale: Season tickets for this fall's seven-game home slate, which includes matchups with Navy (in Baltimore), Wake Forest, Florida State and NC State, start as low as $135 and are on sale through the Maryland Athletics Ticket Office. There are also single-game tickets available for the Navy contest. Click here or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP.
