CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The 2021 Big South Football Media Day will be held on Tuesday at the Charlotte Marriott SouthPark Hotel and Hampton will be represented by a trio of Pirates.

Head Coach Robert Prunty will be joined by wide receiver Jadakis Bonds and defensive lineman Devin Marcano will be the Pirates participants as they visit with local, regional and national media.

Fans can follow Football Media Day and engage with the event using the hashtag #BigSouthFB on the Big South's social platforms.  The day will include various posts on the league's main @BigSouthSports Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts, while the popular "Chalk Talk" segment with the student-athletes will air on Instagram Live Tuesday morning from 8:30-11:00am.   Bonds and Marcano will have their session on Instagram at 10 am Tuesday.

Once again this year, interviews with each team's head coach and student-athletes will be part of a live show on ESPN+ hosted by Evan Lepler and Erin Summers starting at approximately 1:30pm, with Hampton's portion to be at approximately 2:35 pm.  The show will air live on an ESPN platform for the seventh consecutive year, and you can watch the show on ESPN+ with a subscription by clicking here

As part of the event, the conference will announce its annual preseason All-Conference teams in a video presentation.  In addition, the head coach of the Big South preseason favorite will speak at the luncheon and the preseason Players of the Year will be recognized.  The preseason poll and preseason All-Conference teams will first be posted on the Big South's Social Media platforms, and later available on the Big South Conference website starting at 1:30pm Tuesday afternoon.

For more information on Hampton University football, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5757 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.