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Who are the Oregon Ducks sending to 2026 Big Ten Football Media Days?
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The college football season is just around the corner, which means it is almost time for conference media days.
The Oregon Ducks will send a contingent to Chicago next month for the 2026 Big Ten Football Media Days to discuss the upcoming season, different issues around college athletics, and more. The three-day event will be hosted at the Hilton Chicago, beginning on July 28.
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Alongside coach Dan Lanning , Oregon will send three star players to the annual media conference. Quarterback Dante Moore , tight end Jamari Johnson and edge rusher Teitum Tuioti will all make the trip to the windy city as well.
Oregon's attendees will participate in media days on July 29, the second day of the event. They will be joined by groups from Michigan State, Minnesota , Ohio State, Purdue and UCLA .
Lanning, Moore and Johnson are currently in Tokyo for the first Tokyo Oregon Football Showcase . The three will fire up the jet again this summer to make their way to Chicago. As coach of the Ducks , Lanning is the only representative from Oregon making the trip to conference media days for the second year in a row.
Last summer, Oregon sent linebacker Bryce Boettcher , edge rusher Matayo Uiagalelei and tight end Kenyon Sadiq to media days. Moore is the biggest addition, now having a season in Eugene as the starter under his belt and becoming a preseason frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy and the top pick in the 2027 NFL Draft.
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Tuioti earned third-team All-Big Ten honors last season after leading the Ducks with 9.5 sacks as a junior. Johnson will step in as the new starting tight end after a fantastic first season in Eugene, when he made 32 catches for 510 yards and three touchdowns.
When the Ducks arrive on the stage in Chicago, Lanning will likely face tough questions about the state of the sport, ranging from his support of a 24-team playoff model , the change to a "five-for-five" age-based eligibility model, and the impacts of NIL on the program and the rest of the sport.
Big Ten Football Media Days will be televised live on Big Ten Network. Individual start times for each program will be announced at a later date.
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