Aug. 4, 2014 Click Here to Watch the Live Stream of Centennial Football Media Day
LANCASTER, PA - Kickoff 14 - the Centennial Conference's annual football preview day - is set for Wednesday, August 6, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Johns Hopkins head coach Jim Margraff, the nine other Centennial Conference head coaches and one player from each school will be on hand to talk about their prospects for the upcoming 2014 season. For Johns Hopkins, junior running back Brandon Cherry will be attending with Margraff.
Kickoff will begin with a State of the Conference address by Steve Ulrich, Executive Director of the Centennial Conference, while Jim Corpora, coordinator of officials, will discuss rule changes for the new year.
The coaches take center stage at 10:45 a.m. Each coach will talk for 10 minutes with the media and also have a one-on-one conversation with an emcee in a more informal setting. Players will be available throughout the morning.
Fans can participate by sending questions in advance via Twitter, using the hashtag #CCKickoff14, or to the Conference's Facebook page.
The schedule for Johns Hopkins head coach Jim Margraff, whose Blue Jays posted a 10-1 record and claimed the program's ninth Centennial Conference title last season, is as follows:
11:05 am - School/Conference Production Time
11:40 am - A Conversation With (Click here to watch the live stream)
12:20 pm - Media Session at the Podium
Margraff will be the seventh of the 10 head coaches to appear on the live stream when he appears at 11:40 am. Fans can watch all 10 head coaches beginning with Gettysburg's Barry Streeter at 10:45 and concluding with Moravian's Jeff Pukszyn at 12:20 pm. The players in attendance will also take part in the online conversation with their respective head coaches.
In addition to the interactive sessions, the event will also feature the announcement of 2014 Centennial Conference Preseason Poll.
Members of the media who are interested in attending the event in person should contact Jessica Huntley at 717-358-4463 or Jessica.huntley@centennial.org. More information on the event can be found on the Centennial Conference website at http://centennial.org/sports/fball/2014-15/releases/7-23-Kickoff.
Johns Hopkins opens the 2014 season on Saturday, September 6 when the Blue Jays welcome Randolph-Macon to Homewood Field.
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