Big Ten Network's Dave Revsine to Host Annual Kickoff Luncheon

Conference's 36th annual event will take place in Chicago on Aug. 1

	Dave Revsine of the Big Ten Network will serve as host of the 36th Annual Kickoff Luncheon on Aug. 1.

July 11, 2007

PARK RIDGE, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced today that Big Ten Network studio host Dave Revsine will emcee the 36th Annual Kickoff Luncheon, presented by the conference office. The largest and most exciting preseason celebration of college football in the country will take place Wednesday, Aug. 1, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago beginning at 10 a.m. with the annual player and coach autograph and photo session for fans attending the luncheon.

Revsine recently joined the Big Ten Network as its lead studio host and will take to the conference airwaves on Thursday, Aug. 30, when the network officially launches in prime time at 7 p.m. CT. The former 10-year ESPN veteran will host Big Ten Tonight, the network's signature studio-based news, information and highlight show. Prior to joining the Big Ten Network, the Northwestern graduate served in many roles at ESPN, including host of ESPN Radio's College GameDay for the last six years and its primary voice for several BCS Championship games.

Along with Revsine, each of the 11 Big Ten head football coaches and more than 30 of the conference's top returning players will be featured at the Kickoff Luncheon. The complete list of players will be announced next week.

The Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon annually draws some of the most interesting and talented names in college sports. The list of former Kickoff Luncheon attendees includes coaching legends like Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes, along with each of the Big Ten's Heisman Trophy winners in the last 36 years - Archie Griffin, Desmond Howard, Eddie George, Charles Woodson, Ron Dayne and last year's winner Troy Smith. In all, over 660 of the conference's finest players, more than 50 head coaches and 38,000 supporters have made the Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon a yearly stop in their preseason college football schedules.

This year's Kickoff Luncheon officially sold out in late June, marking the fastest sellout in the history of the event by nearly one month. More than 1,700 college football fans are scheduled to attend.