Grand Rapids Reporter

A pair of returning veterans, senior receiver Tyrese Hunt-Thompson (Cassopolis) 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 will take 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. 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, 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 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(August31).

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Stay tuned to FerrisStateBulldogs.com along with FSU's various football social media platforms on Twitter Facebook Instagram Tik Tok Threads for complete coverage from GLIAC Football Media Day