Bullard, Powell and Hargreaves to Join McElwain at SEC Football Media Days on Monday
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 | Football, Scott Carter
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Gators kick off their first season under new head coach Jim McElwain in less than 60 days.
They officially kick off the preseason Monday when McElwain and players Jonathan Bullard, Brandon Powell and Vernon Hargreaves III trek to Hoover, Ala., for a day of interviews at the 2015 SEC Football Media Days.
Seven months after McElwain was hired, the former Colorado State head coach and Alabama offensive coordinator will make his debut at the SEC's annual summer showcase. The event runs Monday through Thursday and features all 14 SEC head coaches and 42 players (three from each team).
Bullard, a senior defensive lineman, and Powell, a sophomore receiver, are making their first trips to the event. Hargreaves, a junior cornerback who is considered one of the top returning defensive backs in the country, joined former teammates Jeff Driskel and Dante Fowler Jr. at last year's festivities.
Powell is one of only four sophomores scheduled to attend, joining LSU running back Leonard Fournette, and Vanderbilt running back Ralph Webb and linebacker Nigel Bowden.
With Fowler departed, Bullard is a key piece for Florida's defense to continue to produce at a high level.
Meanwhile, this is the first SEC Football Media Days since the SEC Network launched in August. The new network will be on site at the Hyatt Regency Wynfrey Hotel all week providing live reports.
"SEC Now," the network's news-information show, is broadcasting for four consecutive days from Hoover with hosts Dari Nowkhah and Joe Tessitore anchoring the coverage.
Each of the 14 press conferences featuring SEC coaches will be broadcast live, including McElwain's, which is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET on Monday.
Here is a look at the SEC Network's schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Program | Network |
| Mon, July 13 | 12:30-5:30 p.m. | SEC Now: 2015 Football Media Days Special | SEC Network |
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| 5:30-7 p.m. | The Paul Finebaum Show | SEC Network |
| Tue, July 14 | 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. | SEC Now: 2015 Football Media Days Special | SEC Network |
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| 4-7 p.m. | The Paul Finebaum Show | SEC Network |
| Wed, July 15 | 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. | SEC Now: 2015 Football Media Days Special | SEC Network |
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| 4-7 p.m. | The Paul Finebaum Show | SEC Network |
| Thu, July 16 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | SEC Now: 2015 Football Media Days Special | SEC Network |
| 3-7 p.m. | The Paul FInebaum Show | SEC Network |
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Finally, a look at the SEC players scheduled to appear at SEC Football Media Days:
Alabama
*Reggie Ragland, Sr., LB
Kenyan Drake, Sr., RB
Ryan Kelly, Sr., OL
Arkansas
*Jonathan Williams, Sr., RB
Brandon Allen, Sr., QB
Keon Hatcher, Sr., WR
Auburn
*Jeremy Johnson, Jr., QB
Jonathan Jones, Sr., DB
Kris Frost, Sr., LB
Florida
*Jonathan Bullard, Sr., DE
Brandon Powell, Soph., WR
Vernon Hargreaves III, Jr., DB
Georgia
*Malcolm Mitchell, Sr., WR
John Theus, Sr., OT
Jordan Jenkins, Sr., OLB
Kentucky
*Melvin Lewis, Sr., NG
Jordan Swindle, Sr., OT
A.J. Stamps, Sr., S
LSU
*Leonard Fournette, Soph., RB
Vadal Alexander, Sr., OT
Kendell Beckwith, Jr., LB
Ole Miss
*Evan Engram, Jr., TE
Mike Hilton, Sr., DB
C.J. Johnson, Sr., LB
Mississippi State
*Dak Prescott, Sr., QB
Taveze Calhoun, Sr., DB
Ryan Brown, Sr., DE
Missouri
*Kenya Dennis, Sr., DB
Maty Mauk, Jr., QB
Evan Boehm, Sr., C
South Carolina
*Elliott Fry, Jr., PK
Pharoh Cooper, Jr., WR
Skai Moore, Jr., LB
Tennessee
*Joshua Dobbs, Jr., QB
Curt Maggitt, Sr., LB/DL
Cameron Sutton, Jr., DB
Texas A&M
*Mike Matthews, Sr., C
Germain Ifedi, Jr., OT
Julien Obioha, Sr., DL
Vanderbilt
*Ralph Webb, Soph., RB
Nigel Bowden, Soph., LB
Spencer Pulley, Sr., C
* 'Beyond The Field: Stories of the SEC' Representative
