MacIntyre, Nembot, Olugbode Headed To Pac-12 Media Day

BURBANK, Calif. -- The calendar may still say July, but college football fans know the season is just around the corner.

Thursday, the Pac-12 jumps into the national spotlight when the conference opens its annual Media Day at Warner Bros. Studios. “Media Day” is actually a two-day event that will bring media from all over the nation to meet with the conference's 12 head coaches and two players from each team.

Colorado head football coach Mike MacIntyre will be joined by offensive tackle Stephane Nembot and linebacker Kenneth Olugbode on center stage Thursday. The Pac-12 Networks will air live from the event on Thursday and Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. both days.

Thursday, Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott will open the event with his annual address to the media at 10 a.m. Immediately after Scott's session, the Buffs will go live on the Pac-12 Networks from 10:50 to 11:05 a.m., the first team on the docket after Scott's address.

The broadcast will be available on all seven Pac-12 networks and will be free (no authentication needed) on the Pac-12 Now app and at Pac-12.com.

The Buff contingent will then take the stage later Thursday for the “traditional” media day interviews at 1:50 p.m.

Friday, the Buffs will participate in the television-specific portion of Media Day, when they will spend the morning conducting interviews with the conference's television partners (Pac-12 Networks, ESPN and Fox). Also Friday, the media will hear from David Coleman, Pac-12 Vice President of Officiating; and Lydia Murphy-Stephans, Pac-12 Networks President.

While there, all student-athletes will also have the opportunity to attend the Jimmy Kimmel Concert Series.

MacIntyre, CU's 25th head coach, is entering his third season at the Buffaloes' helm. While Colorado finished just 2-10 in his second season at CU, the Buffs set more than 100 offensive records and showed that they had begun to close the talent gap, with four of their conference losses coming by a combined 15 points, including a pair of double-overtime defeats.

Nembot and Olugbode were the two recipients of the team's Eddie Crowder Award in spring football, presented by coaches to players who displayed the most outstanding leadership during spring drills.

Nembot, a senior, started all 12 games at right tackle last season, the second straight year he started every game for the Buffs. Nembot played 988 snaps last season for the Buffs, tying for the team high, and missed just eight snaps over the course of the entire season. Athlon Sports named Nembot to its second team All-Pac-12 preseason squad.

Olugbode, a junior inside linebacker, also started all 12 games for the Buffs last year and led the team in tackles, racking up 83 total (57 solo).

The Buffs report for camp Tuesday, Aug. 4, and begin practice on Wednesday with an 8:35 a.m. workout. While the final fall camp schedule has not yet been released, practices tentatively scheduled as open to the public are the Aug. 5, 6, 7, 8, 15 and 21 workouts.

Colorado opens the season Thursday, Sept. 3, at Hawai'i in an 11 p.m. contest (7 p.m. Hawai'i time) against the Rainbow Warriors at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. The game will be broadcast nationally by CBS Sports Network.

Other participants at Pac-12 Media Day will be Arizona State head coach Todd Graham, quarterback Mike Mike Bercovici and safety Jordan Simone; Oregon State head coach Gary Andersen, running back Storm Barr-Wods and cornerback Larry Scott; UCLA head coach Jim Mora, center Jake Brendel and defensive back Randall Goforth; Washington head coach Chris Petersen, linebacker Travis Feeney and tailback Deontae Cooper; Stanford head coach David Shaw, left tackle Kyle Murphy and linebacker Blake Martinez; Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez, wide receiver David Richards and safety Will Parks; California head coach Donny Dykes, quarterback Jared Goff and linebacker Hardy Nickerson; Southern California head coach Steve Sarkisian, quarterback Cody Kessler and linebacker Su'a Cravens; Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich, running back Royce Freeman and linebacker Rodney Hardrick; Washington State head coach Mike Leach, tackle Joe Dahl and linebacker Jeremiah Allison; and Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham, running back Devontae Booker and linebacker Jared Norris.

To keep tabs on all the Pac-12 Media Day sessions, follow along on social media at GoBuffs and Pac12FB.