ABC Sports, ESPN College Football Pundits Nominate University of Ohio Cornerback Dion Byrum for the Cingular/ABC Sports All-Amer
11 Septembre 2005 - 10:54PM
PR Newswire (US)
Fan voting will determine this week's Player of the Week ATLANTA,
Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The national player of the week
nominations are in and the polls are officially open. Bobcat fans
can cast their vote for University of Ohio cornerback Dion Byrum
for the Cingular Wireless/ABC Sports All-America Player of the
Week, the only major college football honor determined exclusively
by fans. Byrum was nominated after he returned two interceptions
for touchdowns, the second of which was an 85-yard, game winning
touchdown return that came in over-time play in their 16-10 win
over Pittsburgh. Byrum is one of four candidates for the
All-America Player of the Week, who are selected by a panel of ABC
Sports and ESPN college football analysts. The other finalists are:
Texas quarterback Vince Young, who passed for 270 yards and two
touchdowns in the Longhorns' 25-22 victory over Ohio State;
Northwestern running back Tyrell Sutton, who rushed for 214 yards
and four touchdowns in the Wildcats' 38-37 victory over Northern
Illinois; and University of California wide receiver Robert Jordan,
who had 11 receptions for 193 yards and three touchdowns in the
Golden Bears' 56-17 win over University of Washington. Who will be
this week's winner now rests solely in the hands of college
football fans nationwide. Fans have until Wednesday, September 14
at 11:59 p.m. EDT to submit their votes via wireless text
messaging.* The winner will be announced September 15 in the first
half of the ESPN Thursday Night College Football Game between
University of Utah and TCU. Fans can learn more about this week's
nominees online at http://www.abcsportsallamerica.com/ or at
ESPN.com (keyword: cingular). Here's how fans can register to vote
for the Cingular/ABC Sports All-America Player of the Week this
week and every week throughout the 2005 season: -- Text "VOTE" to
"87654" on your wireless phone -- Follow the prompt to vote for
your All-America selection -- Cingular/ABC Sports Player of the
Week candidates will be automatically sent out via text messaging
each week Each time fans vote, they are entered into a sweepstakes
to win a trip to the Bowl Championship Series game of their choice.
Fans can vote as often as they like. In December, fans will get a
chance to say who the best player in the nation is by voting for
the Cingular/ABC Sports All-America Player of the Year. The
selection process will culminate in December in a one-hour special
on ABC Sports when the Cingular/ABC Sports Player of the Year and
the Football Writers Association of America All-America team will
be announced. Last year, University of Texas running back and
Chicago Bears first round draft pick Cedric Benson was selected by
fans as the Player of the Year. * Other wireless carriers must
opt-in for their subscribers to participate ABOUT CINGULAR WIRELESS
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United
States, serving 51.6 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture
between SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth
Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data
network in the nation -- the ALLOVER(SM) network -- and the largest
mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier.
Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R),
the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly
minutes. Details of the company are available at
http://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases
e-mailed to you automatically. Sign up at
http://cingular.mediaroom.com/. DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless
CONTACT: Clay Owen of Cingular Wireless, +1-404-236-6153, ; or
Sarah Didier of Career Sports & Entertainment for Cingular
Wireless, +1-770-226-5550, or +1-770-617-8737, Web site:
http://www.cingular.com/ http://cingular.mediaroom.com/
http://www.abcsportsallamerica.com/
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