Giants Stadium is usually associated with professional football, but on July 26, it was home… Giants Stadium is usually associated with professional football, but on July 26, it was home to the Big East conference and its annual Football Media Day.

Journalists from print, radio, and television gathered in East Rutherford, N.J., to question coaches and players from all eight Big East teams. The preseason poll was also announced, with Miami chosen to win the conference championship after claiming the title last season. Virginia Tech was projected to finish second, while Pitt took the third-place slot.

Each school was set up at a table around the room where reporters were given an hour to interview the coaches and then an hour with the players. As they moved freely about, many gravitated toward Miami and new head coach Larry Coker, who not only addressed matters of football, but those of academics as well. On more than one occasion, he stressed the importance of helping his players graduate.

Coker mentioned the team’s depth at running back but many other coaches were quick to praise other players as well. Syracuse head coach Paul Pasqualoni explained his liking of the Hurricanes