Orange Ready for ACC Kickoff Thursday
7/15/2026 11:04:00 AM | Football
ACC Kickoff is here! The unofficial start of the football season, head coach Fran Brown, quarterback Steve Angeli, linebacker Antoine Deslauriers and defensive back Demetres Samuel Jr. will head to Charlotte on Thursday for a full slate of media appearances before the season gets underway.
Coverage begins at 9 a.m. on ACC Network, with numerous Orange appearances scheduled, plus press conferences streamed in their entirety on ACCNX. The day will also feature live appearances on Sirius XM and various radio stations throughout the league's footprint, plus interviews with ESPN's College Gameday, ESPN.com, CBS, The CW, ACC Digital Network, breakout sessions and more.
The 'Cuse contingent begins their day with taped segments for various networks, and Radio Row sessions before the first live interviews begin at Noon with the press conference. Orange Nation can watch Syracuse's full press conference at ACCNX.
Immediately following, flip back over to ACC Network at 12:45 p.m. to catch Coach Fran live on set.
After a round of breakout sessions with the full media contingent, fans can again catch live interviews from 2-2:40 p.m. All four Syracuse participants will be live on SiriusXM's ACC Radio in that window.
Angeli will then be live on the ACC Network set at 2:45 p.m., followed by Deslauriers and Samuel on a second set shortly after.
The day concludes with a few more interviews before the group returns to 'Cuse to continue preparation for the 2026 campaign. Tickets are on sale now at Cuse.com/FootballTickets for an exciting home slate in the Loud House!
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Coverage begins at 9 a.m. on ACC Network, with numerous Orange appearances scheduled, plus press conferences streamed in their entirety on ACCNX. The day will also feature live appearances on Sirius XM and various radio stations throughout the league's footprint, plus interviews with ESPN's College Gameday, ESPN.com, CBS, The CW, ACC Digital Network, breakout sessions and more.
The 'Cuse contingent begins their day with taped segments for various networks, and Radio Row sessions before the first live interviews begin at Noon with the press conference. Orange Nation can watch Syracuse's full press conference at ACCNX.
Immediately following, flip back over to ACC Network at 12:45 p.m. to catch Coach Fran live on set.
After a round of breakout sessions with the full media contingent, fans can again catch live interviews from 2-2:40 p.m. All four Syracuse participants will be live on SiriusXM's ACC Radio in that window.
Angeli will then be live on the ACC Network set at 2:45 p.m., followed by Deslauriers and Samuel on a second set shortly after.
The day concludes with a few more interviews before the group returns to 'Cuse to continue preparation for the 2026 campaign. Tickets are on sale now at Cuse.com/FootballTickets for an exciting home slate in the Loud House!
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