Egbuka, Sawyer & Burke Will Represent Ohio State at Big Ten Media Days
7/11/2024 12:10:00 PM | Football
Trio of senior players will be joined by head coach Ryan Day July 23 in Indianapolis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A trio of veteran and experienced team leaders for the 2024 Buckeyes – WR Emeka Egbuka, DE Jack Sawyer and CB Denzel Burke – will be among the 54 student-athletes slated to attend the 2024 Big Ten Media Days, which will take place July 23-25 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The Buckeyes will meet the media on the first day – Tuesday, July 23 – and will be joined by head coach Ryan Day. With the addition of Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA, the event will feature a three-day format, with six of the conference's 18 schools represented by their head football coach and a trio of student-athletes each day.
July 23: Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
July 24: Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, UCLA, USC
July 25: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington
Big Ten Network Coverage
The Big Ten Network will broadcast six consecutive hours of live coverage every day, beginning at 11 a.m. ET on July 23. Rick Pizzo and Jake Butt will host morning coverage of the day's press conferences, while Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith will interview all 72 attendees on the BTN set during afternoons.
More on Emeka, Jack and Denzel
Egbuka, Sawyer and Burke have combined to play in 106 career games and all three have earned All-Big Ten honors throughout their respective careers.
Egbuka and Burke were preseason All-Americans by the Walter Camp Football Foundation earlier this month while Sawyer figures to be one of the anchors on a defense that returns eight starters, including all four along the defensive line. The Buckeyes finished in the top-five nationally last year in scoring defense (second), passing defense (first) and total defense (third).
