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Watch the 2009 MAC Football Preview & Luncheon Live This Friday!
7.29.09 | Football
July 29, 2009
Cleveland, Ohio - Former Michigan Head Coach Lloyd Carr will be the keynote luncheon speaker at the 2009 MAC Football Media Preview at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich., on Friday, July 31. This will mark the third year that the Mid-American Conference will stage its media preview at the state-of-the-art facility and home of the 2009 Marathon MAC Football Championship. Once again, the MAC and JumpTV sports will stream the media preview live as part of the conference's All-MACess package on www.mac-sports.com.
The MAC Football Media Preview and MAC Football Kickoff Luncheon will air live and both events will be available to the public as part of a free preview to the All-MACess package. The events will also be available on-demand following the event.
The media preview will give fans an inside look at the upcoming season of Mid-American Conference football as the head coaches and players of all 13 MAC schools will be interviewed.
Carr completed his 13-year career as Michigan's head coach in 2008 after he compiled a 122-40 overall record during his career and led the Wolverines to six 10-win seasons. He guided U-M to the 1997 national championship and five Big Ten Conference crowns. Carr's 120 victories trail only Fielding H. Yost (165-29-10) and his mentor, Bo Schembechler (194-48-5), at Michigan. Carr was even more impressive in Big Ten play, compiling an 81-23 mark, and is the eighth coach in Big Ten history and third in Michigan history, joining Yost and Schembechler, to claim five or more Big Ten titles (1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004). Carr's teams finished in the top three of the conference standings each of his final 11 seasons. Carr also currently serves in an advisory role to the Motor City Bowl.
Jeff Phelps will serve as the emcee for the MAC Football Kickoff Luncheon. Fans will hear more from the league's head coaches along with MAC Commissioner Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher and Carr. This will mark the fourth consecutive year that the kickoff luncheon has had a keynote speaker. In 2008 Mike Gottfried spoke at the luncheon, while Chris Spielman delivered the keynote address in 2007. Todd Blackledge spoke at the 2006 luncheon.
2009 MAC Football Preview Live Streaming Schedule
9:00-9:10 - Akron Head Coach: J.D. Brookhart Student-Athletes: Almondo Sewell; Andre Jones9:10-9:20 - Bowling Green Head Coach: Dave Clawson Student-Athletes: Tyler Sheehan; Jahmal Brown
9:20-9:30 - Buffalo Head Coach: Turner Gill Student-Athletes: Jesse Rack; Mike Newton
9:30-9:40 - Kent State Head Coach: Doug Martin Student-Athletes: Eugene Jarvis; Brian Lainhart
9:40-9:50 - Miami Head Coach: Michael Haywood Student-Athletes: Daniel Raudabaugh; Jordan Gafford
9:50-10:00 - Ohio Head Coach: Frank Solich Student-Athletes: Taylor Price; Noah Keller
10:00-10:10 - Temple Head Coach: Al Golden Student-Athletes: Andre Neblett; Dominique Harris
10:20-10:30 - Ball State Head Coach: Stan Parrish Student-Athletes: MiQuale Lewis; Brandon Crawford
10:30-10:40 - Central Michigan Head Coach: Butch Jones Student-Athletes: Dan LeFevour; Frank Zombo
10:40-10:50 - Eastern Michigan Head Coach: Ron English Student-Athletes: Andy Schmitt; Ryan Downard
10:50-11:00 - Northern Illinois Head Coach: Jerry Kill Student-Athletes: Chandler Harnish; David Bryant
11:00-11:10 - Toledo Head Coach: Tim Beckman Student-Athletes: Barry Church; Aaron Opelt
11:10-11:20 - Western Michigan Head Coach: Bill Cubit Student-Athletes: Tim Hiller; Austin Pritchard
12:30-2:00 p.m. 2009 MAC Football Kickoff Luncheon (featuring keynote speaker Lloyd Carr)
