July 10, 2014
EVANSTON, Ill -- With the addition of Rutgers and Maryland now official, it's a new year and a new look for the Big Ten Conference, but one tradition remains: the annual Big Ten Football Media Day and Kickoff Luncheon in Chicago. Now in their 43rd year, this month's events are slated for Monday-Tuesday, July 28-29, at the Hilton Chicago on Michigan Avenue.
Representing Chicago's Big Ten Team at the festivities are a trio of Northwestern fifth-year seniors: quarterback Trevor Siemian, safety Ibraheim Campbell and linebacker Collin Ellis. Along with head coach Pat Fitzgerald, the Wildcats contingent is among the 42 student-athletes and 14 head coaches who will convene in the Windy City to preview the upcoming season.
A limited number of tickets remain available for $110 per seat or $1,100 per table (10 seats). Contact Josh Munk at the Big Ten office at 847-696-1010, ext. 105, or jmunk@bigten.org to purchase tickets.
The Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon annually attracts some of the most talented names in college sports. The event has drawn legendary coaches as well as each of the conference's Heisman Trophy winners since 1970. In all, more than 850 of the conference's finest players, over 60 head coaches and nearly 50,000 supporters have made the Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon a yearly stop in their preseason college football schedules.
STUDENT-ATHLETES ATTENDING 2014 BIG TEN KICKOFF LUNCHEON
EAST DIVISION
INDIANA
David Cooper, Sr., LB
Nate Sudfeld, Jr., QB
Shane Wynn, Sr., WR
MARYLAND
C.J. Brown, Sr., QB
Stefon Diggs, Jr., WR
Jeremiah Johnson, Sr., DB
MICHIGAN
Frank Clark, Sr., DE
Devin Gardner, Sr., QB
Jake Ryan, Sr., LB*
MICHIGAN STATE
Shilique Calhoun, Jr., DE
Connor Cook, Jr., QB
Kurtis Drummond, Sr., FS
OHIO STATE
Michael Bennett, Sr., DL
Jeff Heuerman, Sr., TE
Braxton Miller, Sr., QB
PENN STATE
Bill Belton, Sr., RB
Sam Ficken, Sr., PK
Mike Hull, Sr., LB
RUTGERS
Michael Burton, Sr., FB
Darius Hamilton, Jr., DL
Lorenzo Waters, Sr., DB
WEST DIVISION
ILLINOIS
Simon Cvijanovic, Sr., OT
Jon Davis, Sr., TE
Austin Teitsma, Sr., DL
IOWA
Carl Davis, Sr., DT
Brandon Scherff, Sr., OL
Mark Weisman, Sr., RB
MINNESOTA
David Cobb, Sr., RB
Mitch Leidner, So., QB
Cedric Thompson, Sr., S
NEBRASKA
Ameer Abdullah, Sr., RB
Kenny Bell, Sr., WR
Corey Cooper, Sr., S
NORTHWESTERN
Ibraheim Campbell, Sr., S
Collin Ellis, Sr., LB
Trevor Siemian, Sr., QB
PURDUE
Raheem Mostert, Sr., RB
Sean Robinson, Sr., LB
Ryan Russell, Sr., DE
WISCONSIN
Melvin Gordon, Jr., RB
Rob Havenstein, Sr., RT
Warren Herring, Sr., DL
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