SEC Media Days is returning to Hoover.

The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday its annual football media days will take place July 15-18, returning to the Hyatt Regency Birmingham - Wynfrey Hotel, which has hosted the event all but once since 2001.

The SEC Network and ESPN will again broadcast the four-day event.

Defending SEC champions Alabama and coach Nick Saban take to the podium on Wednesday, July 17, while Auburn’s Gus Malzahn gets his chance Thursday, July 18.

Last season was the first since 2009 where both SEC Championship Game participants were accurately predicted at the event. It was only the second time in history, and first since 1994, where both game participants and eventual champion were predicted correctly.

The daily schedule, television information, and student-athletes representing each school will be announced at a later date.

2019 SEC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS SCHEDULE

MONDAY, July 15

Florida - Dan Mullen

LSU - Ed Orgeron

Missouri - Barry Odom

TUESDAY, July 16

Georgia - Kirby Smart

Ole Miss - Matt Luke

Tennessee - Jeremy Pruitt

Texas A&M - Jimbo Fisher

WEDNESDAY, July 17

Alabama - Nick Saban

Arkansas - Chad Morris

Mississippi State - Joe Moorhead

South Carolina - Will Muschamp

THURSDAY, July 18

Auburn - Gus Malzahn

Kentucky - Mark Stoops

Vanderbilt - Derek Mason

In 2017, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced the 2018 version of the event was moving to Atlanta at the College Football Hall of Fame. At the time, the SEC’s decision to move the annual media days out of Hoover would cost the Birmingham metro area an estimated $600,000.