Football | 7/11/2025 10:38:00 AM

The United Athletic Conference will officially kick off its 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season with the conference's Preseason Media Day this upcoming Wednesday, July 16. 

For the fifth year and third under the UAC banner, football playing members from both the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) and Western Athletic Conference (WAC) will compete, over an 8-game schedule, for the conference crown and the automatic bid to the 2025 FCS Playoffs.
 
Head coaches and student-athletes from all nine UAC schools will gather at the BetMGM Sports Lounge inside Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville, Tenn. In addition to team on-stage interviews, which will be streamed live on ESPN+, head coaches and student-athletes will participate in one-on-one interviews and other activities. 
 
Second year Utah Tech head coach Lance Anderson, along with redshirt senior offensive lineman Nolan Reynolds, and redshirt senior defensive lineman Laytan Tanuvasa, will represent the Trailblazers. 
 
Utah Tech's media availability will begin with one-on-one media interviews from 10:20 a.m.-10:35 a.m. (MT), before taking the stage for its live ESPN+ interview segment from 10:40 a.m.-10:55 a.m. (MT).
 
Utah Tech will also take part in promo photo shoots and social media activities, which will be held on Tuesday afternoon, July 15.  
 
The United Athletic Conference Football Media Day will start at 10 a.m. (MT), with the formal unveiling of both the 2025 UAC preseason coaches poll and preseason all-conference team. 
 
Fans can follow the Trailblazers throughout UAC Football Media Day on the X platform (formerly Twitter) at  @UtahTech_Sports, @UtahTech_Fball, and @uacfootball, and on Instagram at @utahtech_fball. 

Utah Tech kicks off its sixth season of NCAA D-I FCS play on Saturday, August 30, when the Trailblazers welcome Big Sky Conference power UC Davis to Greater Zion Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m. 
 
Trailblazer football season ticket information for all six 2025 home games, along with Trailblazer Club membership information can be found online at www.utahtechtrailblazerclub.com. For other inquiries about the Trailblazer Club, members and prospective members may call Wendi Bulkley in the Utah Tech Development Office at 435-879-4788, or email wendi.bulkley@utahtech.edu.

2025 United Athletic Conference Football Media Day/ESPN+ Broadcast Schedule
(all times Mountain)
10 a.m.-to-10:15 a.m. – Announcement of the 2025 UAC Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team
10:20 a.m.-to-10:35 a.m. – Abilene Christian team representatives
10:40 a.m.-to-10:55 a.m. – Utah Tech team representatives
11 a.m.-to-11:15 a.m. – Eastern Kentucky team representatives
11:20 a.m.-to-11:35 a.m. – Central Arkansas team representatives
11:40 a.m.-to-11:55 a.m. – West Georgia team representatives
12 noon-to-12:15 p.m. – Southern Utah team representatives
12:20 p.m.-to-12:35 p.m. – Video interview with ASUN Commissioner Jeff Bacon
12:40 p.m.-to-12:55 p.m. – Tarleton State team representatives
1 p.m.-to-1:15 p.m. – North Alabama team representatives
1:20 p.m.-to-1:35 p.m. – Austin Peay team representatives
1:40 p.m.-to-2 p.m. – Closing remarks from WAC Commissioner Rebekah Ray