After blazing a new path last year as the first conference to conduct volleyball media days, the Big Ten is running it back.
The perennially dominant NCAA league will hold its second preseason event on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning at the Big Ten Network studios in Chicago. It remains the only conference that follows the lead of football and basketball and hosts a volleyball-specific event bringing together media, coaches and players.
The format will largely remain the same, with two players and the head coach from the respective 14 schools meeting with members of the media for up to 20 minutes. In addition, they will also record multimedia content for BTN, including interviews for a volleyball special and creating digital and social media content. On Tuesday night, the student-athletes and coaches from all 14 schools will gather for dinner to celebrate Big Ten volleyball.
Each session of the media days will feature three of the top teams from last year. They will begin to answer some of the burning questions:
— Will Wisconsin stick with the 6-2 and how will it feature all its hitters?
— How will Nebraska deal with its seven newcomers and lack of seniors? How does Minnesota and Michigan deal with regime changes?
— Will Purdue take a…
