PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the lineup of 37 student-athletes who will be on-hand in Newport, Rhode Island, next week for the conference’s annual Summer Kickoff and Media Days.
The 37 student-athletes will join The American’s 12 head coaches at the Hyatt Regency Newport Aug. 1-2 for the first formal event of the 2016 football season.
The American’s contingent includes 11 players who were named to the 2015 all-conference team, including five returning first-team selections. Four players who have been named to the 2016 Maxwell Award preseason watch list will be in attendance (Houston’s Greg Ward Jr.