Chris Klieman and Avery Johnson headline the six participants of the Kansas State Big 12 Media Days

Things are getting serious for Big 12 football fans. The Big 12 Football Media Days are just around the corner.

The two-day media event, which takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, always generates excitement as players and coaches from all 16 teams speak optimistically about the upcoming season.

On Tuesday, Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman, quarterback Avery Johnson, offensive lineman Hadley Panzer, linebacker Austin Moore, defensive end Brendan Mott and defensive back Marques Sigle will take the stage and give Wildcat fans hope for another successful season.

Several weeks after the media event, things get serious as teams begin training camp in preparation for K-State’s first game, which will be against UT Martin on August 31 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

Here is the full schedule of the media days:

DAY ONE (JULY 9)

State of Arizona: HC Kenny Dillingham, DB Xavion Alford, OL Leif Fautanu, RB Cameron Skattebo.

Cincinnati: HC Scott Satterfield, DB Derrick Canteen, P Mason Fletcher, RB Corey Kiner, OL Luke Kandra.

State of Iowa: HC Matt Campbell, DB Beau Freyler, WR Jayden Higgins, WR Jaylin Noel, DL JR Singleton.

State of Oklahoma: HC Mike Gundy, QB Alan Bowman, RB Ollie Gordon II, LB Nick Martin, LB Collin Oliver.

TCU: HC Sonny Dykes, WR Jack Bech, DL Caleb Fox, QB Josh Hoover, OL Mike Nichols, LB Namdi Obiazor.

Texas Tech: HC Joey McGuire, RB Tahj Brooks, QB Behren Morton, LB Bryce Ramirez, LB Jacob Rodriguez, OL Caleb Rogers.

Utah: HC Kyle Whittingham, TE Brant Kuithe, LB Karene Reid, QB Cameron Rising, DT Junior Tafuna.

DAY TWO (10 JULY)

Arizona: HC Brent Brennan, QB Noah Fifita, DB Gunner Maldonado, LB Jacob Manu, WR Tetairoa McMillan.

Baylor: HC Dave Aranda, WR Ketron Jackson, LB Matt Jones, RB Richard Reese, LB Keaton Thomas, DB Carl Williams IV.

BYU: HC Kalani Sitake, DE Tyler Batty, OL Connor Pay, DB Jakob Robinson, WR Darius Lassiter, WR Chase Roberts.

Colorado: HC Deion Sanders, QB Shedeur Sanders, DB Shilo Sanders, ATH Travis Hunter, P Mark Vassett.

Houston: HC Willie Fritz, OL Tank Jenkins, DB Latrell McCutchin Sr., LB Jamal Morris, QB Donovan Smith.

Kansas: HC Lance Leipold, QB Jalon Daniels, DB Mello Dotson, RB Devin Neal, DE Jereme Robinson.

UCF: HC Gus Malzahn, QB KJ Jefferson, RB RJ Harvey, WR Kobe Hudson, DT Lee Hunter, LB DeShawn Pace.

West Virginia: HC Neal Brown, DB Aubrey Burks, QB Garrett Greene, DL Sean Martin, OL Wyatt Milum.

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