August 3, 2010

MIAA Holds 2010 Football Media Day

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Highlighted by the second annual "Radio Row", MIAA football media day was held Monday to wrap up the 2010 Football Kick-Off Weekend at the Downtown Marriott.

During "Radio Row", the head coaches and select players of each of the 10 schools competing in MIAA play in 2010 went through a rotation of the MIAA flagship stations to discuss the upcoming season.
 
Upon completion of "Radio Row", the coaches and players visited with television and print media.
 
The 2010 MIAA media and coaches polls were released prior to the start of media day, and was subsequently a point of discussion for those in attendance.


MIAA Football Media Day Headlines

Conference Growth Poses Challenges for MIAA (Omaha World-Herald)

National champion Northwest Missouri is favorite once again in MIAA football (Kansas City Star)

National champion Bearcats unanimous favorite in MIAA (Joplin Globe)

Mules football picked 5th in MIAA preseason polls (digitalBURG.com)

Higgins: QB, kicker are keys for ESU (The Emporia Gazette)

FHSU picked seventh (The Hays Daily News)

Bearcats picked at top of preseason polls (St. Joseph News-Press)

Mavericks picked second in MIAA (Omaha World-Herald)

Pittsburg State football tabbed sixth in polls (Pittsburg Morning Sun)

Ichabods rate high in MIAA (Topeka Capital-Journal)

 
(Top) Northwest Missouri head coach Mel Tjeerdsma talks to Nebraska-Omaha student radio sports director Jon Schriner.

(Middle) Emporia State radio sports director Greg rahe interviews new Central Missouri head coach Jim Svoboda and Mules' tight end DeMarco Cosby.

(Bottom) Emporia State head coach Garin Higgins is interviewed by KSNT-27 (Topeka, Kan.)