Bulls head up for Big East Media Day

Posted Aug 2, 2010 by Scott Carter

Updated Aug 2, 2010 at 08:26 AM

Hey folks, made it up to Newport, Rhode Island, safely last night for the Big East Football Media Days event here the next two days.

Before we get to football, in case you missed it here is a tease to a basketball story in Sunday’s edition of The Tampa Tribune about the USF men’s basketball team’s trip to Brazil later this week:

TAMPA— The large three-ring binder that has served as Barry Clements’ sidekick for much of the summer contains more than just flight itineraries, hotel accommodations and game schedules.

The notebook holds pieces of a story that the University of South Florida men’s basketball team will share over and over in coming years - the summer when USF transformed into USA.

“It was just a phenomenal opportunity that you want to make it work however you can,” said Clements, a senior associate athletic director at the school.

Click here to read the rest.

OK, back to football.

Below is a quick glance at the itinerary for USF head coach Skip Holtz and the Bulls’ two players attending, sophomore QB B.J. Daniels and C Sampson Genus.

Today

5:30 a.m. - Depart USF facility for airport
7:15 a.m. - Flight to Providence, R.I.
11:45 a.m. - Arrive Providence, R.I.
1 p.m. - Arrive at Viking Hotel in Newport, R.I.
2 p.m. - Free time in Newport
7 p.m. - Clambake at Eisenhower House (Inside Fort Adams State Park)

Tuesday

9:30 a.m. - Media day starts with opening remarks from Commissioner John Marinatto
9:45 a.m. - Media day starts for Daniels and Genus with TV interviews
10:45 a.m. - Media day continues with print interviews
Noon - Media day is over
3 p.m. - Flight home to Tampa
5 p.m. - Layover
8 p.m. - Back to beautiful Tampa

As for the rest of the Big East, here is a look at the players scheduled to attend:

Cincinnati: WR Armon Binns, QB Zach Collaros, LB J.K. Schaffer
Connecticut: G Zach Hurd, LB Scott Lutrus, DT Kendall Reyes, FB Anthony Sherman
Louisville: G Mark Wetterer, LB Brandon Heath
Pittsburgh: WR Jon Baldwin, S Dom DeCicco, RB Dion Lewis, T Jason Pinkston, DL Greg Romeus
Rutgers: RB Joe Martinek, LB Joe Lefeged
Syracuse: C Ryan Bartholomew, S Doug Hogue, LB Michael Holmes, P Rob Long, LB Derrell Smith
West Virginia: RB Noel Devine, WR Jock Sanders