Mountain West Media Summit begins on Tuesday

FRESNO, Calif. – Each year a true tell that football season is around the corner is when coaches, student-athletes, media and conference officials converge at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for the Mountain West Football Media Summit. This year, the conference will host the 2017 edition July 25-26. The West Division will have its round with the media on Tuesday while the Mountain Division follows the ensuing day.

Representing Fresno State on Tuesday will be first-year head coach Jeff Tedford and senior defensive end Nathan Madsen and junior wide receiver KeeSean Johnson.

Ways to follow, Live

Monday, July 24: Social Media Room (7:15-7:45 p.m. PT)
Johnson and Madsen will kick off the festivities upon their arrival with some fun and games. Content compiled from the social media room will be featured live on the Mountain West official Facebook page (Facebook.com/MountainWestConference). Student-athletes from other West Division institutions will also take part in the social media room experience from 4:45-7:15 p.m. PT.

Tuesday, July 25: Preseason Picks (7 a.m. PT)
The Mountain West is again going to utilize Facebook Live (Facebook.com/MountainWestConference) to exclusively announce its 2017 preseason predicted order of finish and All-Conference team. Once the announcements have concluded on Facebook Live, a press release will be disbursed immediately thereafter.

Tuesday, July 25: Newsmaker Roundtables (8 a.m. PT)
A new element to the MW Football Media Summit, the Mountain West Network will host a series of four newsmaker roundtables. These roundtables will delve into national topics that are at the forefront of the college football enterprise. These roundtables will also feature questions from the media audience and will be broadcast live on the official Facebook page of the Mountain West (Facebook.com/MountainWestConference). Coach Tedford will join this roundtable with the five other respective head coaches from the West Division at 8 a.m. PT on Tuesday.

Tuesday, July 25: 940 AM ESPN Radio (10:45 a.m. PT)
Live on the Bulldogs' flagship station, Paul Loeffler and Cameron Worrell will be on-hand in Las Vegas to bring the Central Valley a live interview with Coach Tedford at 10:45 a.m. The duo will be on the air with others from around the conference from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday and 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on Wednesday.

Tuesday, July 25: 940 AM ESPN Radio (12:15 p.m. PT)
Live on the Bulldogs' flagship station, Paul Loeffler and Cameron Worrell will be on-hand in Las Vegas to bring the Central Valley a live interview with the Bulldogs' student-athlete representatives at 12:15 p.m. The duo will be on the air with others from around the conference from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday and 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on Wednesday.

For even more live and on-demand content, fans should follow along via the Mountain West's #MWFB Media Summit Central, as well as its entire suite of social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and YouTube. Visit the MW's Social Media Hub for direct access and links to each of those accounts, along with social media information for the MW membership.

Fans are also encouraged to visit Fresno State Football's social media channels for up-to-minute content throughout media day.

Twitter: @FresnoStateFB
Instagram: Fresno_State_Football
Facebook: FresnoStateAthletics

Official Hashtag: #MWFB

In attendance:
• Twelve Head Football Coaches
• Two student-athletes from each institution
• Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson
• College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock
• ESPN analyst Kelly Stouffer
• Mountain West Coordinator of Football Officials Greg Burks
• Mountain West Bowl Partners

Tuesday, July 25: West Division

Fresno State Bulldogs
Jeff Tedford, Head Coach
KeeSean Johnson, Jr., WR
Nathan Madsen, Sr., DE

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Nick Rolovich, Head Coach
Dru Brown, Jr., QB
Jahlani Tavai, Jr., LB

Nevada Wolf Pack
Jay Norvell, Head Coach
Austin Corbett, Sr., OL
Asauni Rufus, Jr., DB

San Diego State Aztecs
Rocky Long, Head Coach
Kameron Kelly, Sr., CB
Rashaad Penny, Sr., RB

San José State Spartans
Brent Brennan, Head Coach
Andre Chachere, Sr., CB
Nate Velichko, Sr., OL

UNLV Rebels
Tony Sanchez, Head Coach
Devonte Boyd, Sr., WR
Mike Hughes, Jr., Sr., DL

Wednesday, July 26: Mountain Division

Air Force Falcons
Troy Calhoun, Head Coach
Ryan Reffitt, Jr., TE
Grant Ross, Jr., LB

Boise State Broncos
Bryan Harsin, Head Coach
David Moa, Jr., NT
Brett Rypien, Jr., QB

Colorado State Rams
Mike Bobo, Head Coach
Deonte Clyburn, Sr., LB
Nick Stevens, Sr., QB

New Mexico Lobos
Bob Davie, Head Coach
Garrett Hughes, Sr., DL
Lamar Jordan, Sr., QB

Utah State Aggies
Matt Wells, Head Coach
Dallin Leavitt, Sr., DB
Kent Myers, Sr., QB

Wyoming Cowboys
Craig Bohl, Head Coach
Josh Allen, So., QB
Andrew Wingard, Jr., DB

About the 'Dogs player representatives

WR KeeSean Johnson (Junior)
• One of 46 players nationally named to the 2017 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List.
• 2016 All-Mountain West honorable mention selection.
• Led team in 2016 with 66 receptions, 773 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns.
• Finished third in the MW in receptions per game (5.50), seventh in receiving yards (773) and eighth in receiving yards per game (64.4).
• Owns 22 career starts and has played in 24 games.
• Criminology-law enforcement major at Fresno State.

DL Nathan Madsen (Senior)
• Fresno State's active career starts leader with 26 and has logged 37 career games played in.
• Versatile defensive lineman that played end during freshman and junior seasons and nose tackle as a sophomore.
• Owns 54 career tackles and 7.0 career tackles for a loss.
• Registered 22 tackles (11 solo), 1.5 sacks and 1.5 TFLs in 12 games as a junior.
• Environmental sciences major at Fresno State.

2017 Bulldogs Preseason
Fresno State will hold its first practice official practice of fall camp on August 1. The Bulldogs will have 29 practices before opening up the season at home on Saturday, September 2 against Incarnate Word.

The first day of classes for the fall semester is Tuesday, August 22.

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