Veteran Duo Slated To Represent Ferris State Football At GLIAC Football Media Day Event
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Big Rapids, Mich. - A pair of returning veterans, senior receiver Tyrese Hunt-Thompson (Casspolis) and junior linebacker Sefa Saipaia (Canton, Ohio), are slated to represent the Ferris State Bulldogs on Thursday (Aug. 1) at the 2024 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Football Media Day event presented by FloSports in Grand Rapids.
The event takes place at the Sheraton Grand Rapids Airport Hotel and the Bulldog duo will be joined by FSU head coach Tony Annese.
The GLIAC will provide exclusive coverage of the event, which will include a reveal of the 2024 preseason coaches' poll and interviews with players and coaches. In addition, complete coverage will also be provided on Ferris State's various social media channels during the event and at FerrisStateBulldogs.com following the conclusion of the day's activities.
ESPN3/ESPN Plus broadcaster Adam Jaksa will host the 2024 GLIAC Football Media Day, which is scheduled to begin at 12:50 p.m. (ET) with opening comments from GLIAC Commissioner Kris Dunbar. The interview portion of the event will be streamed live on FloSports and on the GLIAC's YouTube Channel.
The FSU contingent is slated to be featured live on the show at approximately 2 p.m. (ET).
1:15 p.m.: Michigan Tech (HC Dan Mettlach, QB Alex Fries, LB Marc Sippel)
1:30 p.m.: Northern Michigan (HC Shane Richardson, OL Chris Bornhoeft, LB Mitch Larkin)
1:45 p.m.: Davenport (HC Sparky McEwen, DL Austin Alward, RB Myren Harris)
2:00 p.m.: Ferris State (HC Tony Annese, WR Tyrese Hunt-Thompson, LB Sefa Saipaia)
2:15 p.m.: Grand Valley State (HC Scott Wooster, OL Gabe Brown, DB Ian Kennelly)
2:30 p.m.: Roosevelt (HC Jared Williamson, DL Luke Desherow, WR Keonta Nixon)
2:45 p.m.: Saginaw Valley State (HC Ryan Brady, LB Micah Cretsinger, OL Connor Cracchiolo)
3:00 p.m.: Wayne State (HC Tyrone Wheatley, DT Gus Taylor, G/T Charles Wesley)
Ferris State and Grand Valley State enter the 2024 season ranked No. 4 and No. 7 nationally, respectively, according to Lindy's Sports.
GLIAC football action gets underway in late August with three games on the schedule -- Michigan Tech at Bemidji State (Aug. 29), Northern Michigan vs. Minnesota-Duluth (Aug. 29) and No. 4 Ferris State at No. 3 Pittsburg State (Aug. 31).
The Bulldogs, who captured both the 2021 and 2022 NCAA D2 National Championships, have made the NCAA Division II Playoffs a nation-leading nine consecutive years entering the 2024 campaign.
Stay tuned to FerrisStateBulldogs.com along with FSU's various football social media platforms on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and Threads for complete coverage from GLIAC Football Media Day.