INDIANAPOLIS - The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has announced the schedule, along with a fan-friendly website, for the 14th annual GLVC Football Kickoff event, which will take place on the campus of McKendree University this Friday, July 31.
Head coach Jason Hoskins, along with running back RJ Wells and Demontay Mack, are scheduled to speak on the GLVC Sports Network at 12:30 p.m. The three will also participate in various other stations listed below.
STATION 1: GLVCSN Press Conference
- Team representatives will spend time discussing their program and the upcoming football season with GLVCSN's Colin Suhre.
STATION 2: Finish the Sentence
- Student-athletes will begin a series of sentences about their interests, personalities, and teammates, while their head coach attempts to correctly guess how they would finish each statement.
STATION 3: Hollywood Huddle
- Team representatives will act out clues from popular movies and television shows while their teammates attempt to correctly identify each title.
STATION 4: Portrait Picasso
- Team representatives will put their artistic abilities to the test by painting portraits of one another before revealing their finished masterpieces.
STATION 5: Fast Hands
- Team representatives will put their hand-eye coordination and reaction time to the test by attempting to catch a series of randomly falling bars.
STATION 6: Mystery Box
- Team representatives will reach inside a covered box and attempt to identify a variety of mystery objects using only their sense of touch.
STATION 7: Inside the X's & O's
- Student-athletes will join their head coach to break down a favorite play, explaining their responsibilities and how the play unfolded on the field.
STATION 8: Battle on the Sticks
- Student-athletes will go head-to-head against one another in EA Sports College Football 27 to determine who has the best skills on the virtual gridiron.
STATION 9: Lights. Camera. Kickoff.
- Team representatives will step in front of the camera for a creative media-day-style photo shoot.
In addition to the players and coaches scheduled to attend the 2026 GLVC Football Kickoff, GLVC Commissioner Jim Naumovich will also have a presence at the event. The event will conclude with a formal photo shoot of the players and coaches prior to wrapping up the day with a group lunch.
Photos, videos, interviews, and other behind-the-scenes content from the event will be shared across the GLVC's social media platforms (@GLVCsports) as the season approaches.
The complete schedule for all the day's stations can be found below, with additional information available at the link above:
2026 GLVC FOOTBALL KICKOFF COVERAGE SCHEDULE
| Time (CT) |
No. 1 |
No. 2 |
No. 3 |
No. 4 |
No. 5 |
No. 6 |
No. 7 |
No. 8 |
No. 9 |
| 11:30 AM |
LIN |
UINDY |
TSU |
UIU |
S&T |
QU |
MCK |
SBU |
WJC |
| 11:40 |
WJC |
LIN |
UINDY |
TSU |
UIU |
S&T |
QU |
MCK |
SBU |
| 11:50 |
SBU |
WJC |
LIN |
UINDY |
TSU |
UIU |
S&T |
QU |
MCK |
| 12:00 PM |
MCK |
SBU |
WJC |
LIN |
UINDY |
TSU |
UIU |
S&T |
QU |
| 12:10 |
QU |
MCK |
SBU |
WJC |
LIN |
UINDY |
TSU |
UIU |
S&T |
| 12:20 |
S&T |
QU |
MCK |
SBU |
WJC |
LIN |
UINDY |
TSU |
UIU |
| 12:30 |
UIU |
S&T |
QU |
MCK |
SBU |
WJC |
LIN |
UINDY |
TSU |
| 12:40 |
TSU |
UIU |
S&T |
QU |
MCK |
SBU |
WJC |
LIN |
UINDY |
| 12:50 |
UINDY |
TSU |
UIU |
S&T |
QU |
MCK |
SBU |
WJC |
LIN |
| 1:00 |
GLVC |
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KEY:
| Schools |
Station Names |
| UINDY – Indianapolis |
No. 1 – GLVCSN Press Conference |
| LIN – Lincoln |
No. 2 – Finish the Sentence |
| MCK – McKendree |
No. 3 – Hollywood Huddle |
| S&T – Missouri S&T |
No. 4 – Portrait Picasso |
| QU – Quincy |
No. 5 – Fast Hands |
| SBU – Southwest Baptist |
No. 6 – Mystery Box |
| TSU – Truman State |
No. 7 – Inside the X's & O's |
| UIU – Upper Iowa |
No. 8 – Battle on the Sticks |
| WJC – William Jewell |
No. 9 – Lights. Camera. Kickoff. |
| GLVC – Commissioner Jim Naumovich |
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