Four-Time National Champion Ferris State To Take Part In GLIAC Football Media Day Friday In Grand Rapids
GLIAC Football Media Day Live Stream
Big Rapids, Mich. – The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) will hold its annual Football Media Day on Friday, July 24, at the Sheraton Grand Rapids Airport Hotel in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The GLIAC will provide exclusive coverage of the event, which will include a reveal of the 2026 preseason coaches' poll and interviews with players and coaches.
ESPN3/ESPN Plus broadcaster Adam Jaksa will host the 2026 GLIAC Football Media Day, which is scheduled to begin at 12:50 p.m. (ET) with opening comments from GLIAC Commissioner Kris Dunbar. The interview portion of the event will be streamed live on FloCollege.
Below are times for each institution and representatives:
1:15 p.m.: Davenport (HC Sparky McEwen, OL Armony Baskin, RB Cephus Harris Jr.)
1:30 p.m.: Michigan Tech (HC Dan Mettlach, OL Brandon DeVries, DL Pierce Miller)
1:45 p.m.: Northern Michigan (HC Matt Janus, OL Daniel Babcock, LB Jax Hertel)
2:00 p.m.: Roosevelt (HC Billy McKeon, QB Tony Chahino, LB Brandon Harvey)
2:15 p.m.: Wayne State (HC Terrence Isaac, CB Amauri Haller, WR Donovan Isaac)
2:30 p.m.: Saginaw Valley State (HC Michael Engle, DL Adom LeDuc, WR Braden Hill)
2:45 p.m.: Ferris State (HC Tony Annese, SL Taariik Brett, DL Tim Allen)
3:00 p.m.: Grand Valley State (HC Scott Wooster, WR Kellen Reed, LB Jimmy Downs)
Two-time reigning national champion Ferris State and Grand Valley State enter the 2026 season ranked No. 1 and No. 6 nationally, respectively, according to Lindy's Sports.
GLIAC football action gets underway on Thursday, Aug. 27 with five games on the schedule -- No. 1 Ferris State at No. 7 Pittsburg State, No. 6 Grand Valley State at Charleston, Michigan Tech at Bemidji State, Saginaw Valley State vs. McKendree and Northern Michigan at Minnesota State Morehead.
The Bulldogs, who have captured four of the last five NCAA D2 National Championships, will be represented at GLIAC Football Media Day by a pair of veterans in senior slot receiver Taariik Brett (Jonesboro, Ga.) and senior defensive end Tim Allen (Coopersville) along with four-time national champion head coach Tony Annese. The Bulldogs have made the NCAA Division II Playoffs a nation-leading 11 consecutive years entering the 2026 campaign.
Stay tuned to FerrisStateBulldogs.com along with FSU's various football social media platforms on X, Facebook, and Instagram for complete coverage from GLIAC Football Media Day.