Big Ten Conference Announces List of 54 Football Student-Athletes to Appear at Football Media Days Presented by Discover®

ROSEMONT, Ill. - Riding the momentum of three consecutive College Football Playoff championships, the Big Ten Conference on Wednesday announced the complete list of football student-athletes scheduled to be in Chicago next month for 2026 Big Ten Football Media Days presented by Discover®. 

The three-day event returns to the Hilton Chicago on July 28-30, with Big Ten Network providing live coverage of all three days. Each of the conference’s 18 institutions will be represented by its head coach and three student-athletes. 

This year’s lineup is highlighted by a pair of returning First Team All-Americans, 15 All-Big Ten selections from the 2025 season, three head coaches who led their teams to last year’s College Football Playoff, and four head coaches debuting for their schools this fall. 

The conference season concludes in Indianapolis on Saturday, December 5, at the 2026 Discover Big Ten Football Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium (8:00pm ET/7:00pm CT/5:00pm PT; FOX). 

DAY 1 (July 28): Illinois, Iowa, Penn State, Rutgers, USC, Wisconsin  

DAY 2 (July 29): Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, UCLA  

DAY 3 (July 30): Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, Washington 

Media intending to cover the event can apply for credentials here . All applications must be submitted by Friday, July 10 at 5 p.m. CT.  

TUESDAY, JULY 28 

ILLINOIS 
Matthew Bailey, DB 
Juice Clarke, DB 
Katin Houser, QB 
Bret Bielema  

IOWA 
Zach Lutmer, DB 
Jayden Montgomery, LB 
Addison Ostrenga, TE 
Kirk Ferentz 

PENN STATE 
Rocco Becht, QB 
Anthony Donkoh, OL 
Tony Rojas, LB 
Matt Campbell 

RUTGERS 
Kwabena Asamoah, OL 
KJ Duff, WR 
Antwan Raymond, RB 
Greg Schiano 

USC 
Jide Abasiri, DT 
Jayden Maiava, QB 
Alex VanSumeren, DT 
Lincoln Riley 

WISCONSIN 
Chris Brooks, WR 
Sebastian Cheeks, LB 
Matthew Jung, S 
Luke Fickell  

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 

MICHIGAN STATE 
Jordan Hall, LB 
Nikai Martinez, S 
Alessio Milivojevic, QB 
Pat Fitzgerald 

MINNESOTA 
Maverick Baranowski, LB  
Drake Lindsey, QB 
Anthony Smith, DL 
P.J. Fleck 

OHIO STATE 
Jaylen McClain, S 
Julian Sayin, QB 
Jeremiah Smith, WR 
Ryan Day 

OREGON 
Jamari Johnson, TE 
Dante Moore, QB 
Teitum Tuioti, OLB 
Dan Lanning 

PURDUE 
Ryan Browne, QB 
Charles Correa, LB 
De’Nylon Morrissette, WR 
Barry Odom 

UCLA 
Nico Iamaleava, QB 
Cole Martin, DB 
Samuel Omosigho, LB 
Bob Chesney 

THURSDAY, JULY 30 

INDIANA 
Isaiah Jones, LB 
Carter Smith, OL 
Tyrique Tucker, DL 
Curt Cignetti  

MARYLAND 
Michael Hershey, OL 
Malik Washington, QB 
Daniel Wingate, LB 
Michael Locksley 

MICHIGAN 
Jordan Marshall, RB 
Trey Pierce, DT 
Bryce Underwood, QB 
Kyle Whittingham 

NEBRASKA 
Justin Evans, C 
Luke Lindenmeyer, TE 
Andrew Marshall, CB 
Matt Rhule  

NORTHWESTERN 
Robert Fitzgerald, DB 
Caleb Komolafe, RB 
Griffin Wilde, WR 
David Braun 

WASHINGTON 
Landen Hatchett, C 
Jacob Manu, ILB 
Demond Williams Jr., QB 
Jedd Fisch