Big Sky Football Kickoff schedule announced

| July 19, 2022 1:10 AM

The Big Sky Conference announced Monday the full weekend of events for the 2022 Big Sky Football Kickoff scheduled for Spokane.

The event officially begins this Saturday as the league hosts its annual Big Sky Football Youth Clinic from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at North Central High. Clinic participants will be instructed by student-athletes from the Big Sky's 12 football teams and will receive a free poster for autographs following the event. The clinic is limited to the first 100 kids to register for the event at BigSkyConf.com/YouthClinic.

Saturday evening will feature the inaugural Big Sky Conference Hall of Fame banquet beginning at 6:30 p.m., from the Davenport Grand Hotel, with a ceremony honoring all 14 inductees of the inaugural class. Tickets for the event are $80 per seat and can be purchased at BigSkyConf.com/HOF.

Monday morning will feature over four hours of live coverage from the Davenport Grand Hotel, beginning at 9 a.m. on ESPN+. The Big Sky's Mariluz Cook will interview members from the conference's 12 football teams as well as Commissioner Tom Wistrcill and special guests throughout the day.

FULL ESPN+ KICKOFF SCHEDULE

Monday, July 25

9 a.m. — Big Sky commissioner Tom Wistrcill

9:15 — Northern Arizona (coach Chris Ball, offensive lineman Jonas Leader, defensive back Anthony Sweeney)

9:29 — Weber State (coach Jay Hill, offensive lineman Noah Atagi, defensive back Eddie Heckard)

9:43 — Northern Colorado (coach Ed McCaffrey, quarterback Dylan McCaffrey, linebacker David Hoage)

9:57 a.m. - UC Davis (coach Dan Hawkins, tight end Garren O'Keefe, linebacker Teddye Buchanan)

10:18 — Sacramento State (coach Troy Taylor, quarterback Jake Dunniway, defensive back Marte Mapu)

10:32 — Montana (coach Bobby Hauck, wide receiver Mitch Roberts, defensive back Justin Ford)

10:46 — Montana State (coach Brent Vigen, quarterback Tommy Mellott, defensive back Ty Okada)

11 — Portland State (coach Bruce Barnum, offensive lineman Tyson Pauling, defensive back Anthony Adams)

11:40 — Idaho State (coach Charlie Ragle, offensive lineman Tyler Clemons, defensive back Josh Alford)

11:54 — Idaho (coach Jason Eck, offensive lineman Logan Floyd, linebacker Fa’Avae Fa'Avae)

12:08 p.m. — Cal Poly (coach Beau Baldwin, wide receiver Chris Coleman, defensive lineman Dustin Grein)

12:22 — Eastern Washington (coach Aaron Best, wide receiver Freddie Roberson, defensive back Anthany Smith)