The American Athletic Conference has announced that its 2024 Football Media Days will be held Monday and Tuesday, July 22-23 at the Loews Arlington Hotel in Arlington, Texas. The in-person event will launch a new era in American Athletic Conference football as Army West Point plays in the conference for the first time. The American has had its champion play in a College Football Playoff semifinal or New Years Six bowl seven times in the last 10 seasons heading into the first year of the new 12-team CFP format. Head Coach Tom Herman, offensive lineman Federico Maranges, and linebacker Jackson Ambush will be representing Florida Atlantic University as they prepare for the upcoming 2024 season, the second for the Owls in The American. FAU closed out their inaugural league campaign at 3-5 in conference play and will be looking to climb the ranks after having had brought in a plethora of transfers on both sides of the football. Five of The Americans 14 teams will have their projected starting quarterbacks in attendance. Memphis senior Seth Henigan, a Denton, Texas, native, is expected to be the only fourth-year player nationally to start at quarterback for the same team in all four years. UABs Jacob Zeno returns after a 2023 season in which he ranked second nationally in completion percentage (73.6%) and threw for 3,126 yards and 20 touchdowns. South Floridas Byrum Brown will be in attendance following a 2023 season in which he was one of two players nationally to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 800 (Heisman Trophy-winner Jayden Daniels of LSU was the other). They will be joined by Army captain (and Abernathy, Texas, native) Bryson Daily and Charlotte sophomore Max Brown, who joins the 49ers after playing in six games for Florida last season. Below is the full listing of each schools planned participants. Owl’s Nest Staff Reporter Robbie Lastella will be on hand for the duration of the event to take in a plethora of sights, sounds, and exclusive interviews from a number of select program leaders and members. Be sure to follow along with us on social media and here as well, as we periodically share some select photos and videos during his travels. The American Kickoff will air Tuesday, July 22, at 9:00 AM EST as Morgan Uber, Rene Ingoglia, Taylor McHargue and Brooke Kirchhofer interview coaches and student-athletes from all 14 teams. ESPN+ will have that telecast, along with a second feed that will feature the full press conferences from the head coaches.
