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It’s Penn State day at Big Ten Media Days; here’s everything you need to know

Greg Pickelby: Greg Pickel07/23/25GregPickel
Big Ten Media Days 2025
(Pickel/BWI)

LAS VEGAS — Penn State is ready to take on Big Ten Media Days. The Nittany Lions brought head coach James Franklin, quarterback Drew Allar, center Nick Dawkins, and safety Zakee Wheatley with them to the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort. The festivities started on Tuesday. Conference commission Tony Pettiti kicked things off with an opening news conference. From there, coaches and players from various programs met with reporters. The highlight groups were Ryan Day’s Ohio State side and Bret Bielema’s Illinois Fighting Illini.

Wednesday sees Penn State and Oregon serve as the top teams on the schedule. Ducks coach Dan Lanning and Franklin will both push aside their 2024 Big Ten title game matchup and instead look ahead to 2025, which includes thoughts of a rematch of the championship contest set for Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC at Beaver Stadium.

Get ready to follow the Lions in Vegas with the BWI team with the latest essentials below. 

When will the head coaches be at the podium?

Six Big Ten schools will send their head coaches to the front of the conference room on Wednesday for a 15-minute period that includes an opening statement before a Q&A session. Those will all be on BTN. Here’s the schedule:

P.J. Fleck (Minnesota) at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT

David Braun (Northwestern) at 2:45 p.m. ET/11:45 a.m. PT

Luke Fickell (Wisconsin) at 3 p.m. ET/Noon PT

Dan Lanning (Oregon) at 3:15 p.m. ET/12:15 p.m. PT

Jedd Fisch (Washington) at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT

James Franklin (Penn State) at 3:45 p.m. ET/12:45 p.m. PT

When will the breakout sessions be held?

The Penn State players only speak once at this event. And, each will have his own table at which he’ll do so. Allar, Dawkins, and Wheatley will be behind three different microphones from 4:15 p.m. ET – 4:45 p.m. ET/1:15 p.m. PT – 1:45 p.m. ET

As for Franklin, his second chat with reporters will be from 6:45 p.m. ET – 7:15 p.m. ET/3:45 p.m. PT – 4:15 p.m. PT

What should Penn State fans be watching for on Wednesday?

It goes without saying that Penn State might be the most hyped team in the country at this event and thus you can expect that there will be many questions about the team’s outlook and expectations in 2025. We’ve rounded up other preview material from throughout the week below. And, we’ll have more preview material throughout the morning, so stay tuned!

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Additionally, BTN will air B1G Live: B1G Football Media Day Special from 5-8 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The three-hour block is sure to feature Penn State personalities and conversations about the Lions, as well.

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