Addazio, Dillon and Karafa Set for ACC Kickoff at national media day

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BC trio meets the national media Wednesday in Charlotte

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The unofficial start to the 2019 football season begins on Wednesday for Boston College at the 2019 ACC Football Kickoff at The Westin Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. Boston College head coach Steve Addazio along with senior defensive tackle Tanner Karafa and junior running back AJ Dillon will represent the Eagles during this week’s ACC Football Kickoff.

BC’s contingent will join the other Atlantic Division head coaches and student-athletes on Wednesday at The Westin.

The head coach and student-athletes from each school will be in the press conference together in Grand Ballroom C/D. Press conferences will begin with questions for the offensive player, questions for the defensive player and then questions for the coach. The press conferences will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, theACC.com and Facebook Live.

Coverage on ACC Network Extra will run 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. ESPNU will air its ACC Football Kickoff coverage from The Westin from 4-6 p.m.

SiriusXM ACC Radio channel 371 will be live from The Westin from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Wednesday. BC fans can tune in between 1:45 p.m. 2:15 p.m. to hear from the BC contingent.

Follow @BCFootball on Twitter and Instagram for updates and behind the scenes features throughout the event. #ACCKickoff will be the hashtag used for the event.

LIVE COVERAGE AND VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

Addazio and student-athletes from each school will be in the press conference together in Grand Ballroom C/D. Press conferences will begin with questions for the offensive player, questions for the defensive player and then questions for the coach. The press conferences will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, theACC.com and Facebook Live.

Please Note: No live streaming from any entity will be allowed in the press conference room or the writers’ breakout room.

ACC Advanced Media will provide video content from the 2019 ACC Football Kickoff. This video content will consist of press conference interviews from head coaches and student-athletes of each school, as well as the Commissioner’s Forum and event b-roll. Please note that to access this content, media outlets will need to secure an account on the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS). This is a free service that allows subscribers to download the media day content.

To sign up for access to the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS) please contact Slim Vollinger at [email protected] or call 336.337.1471.

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