ABC Sports, ESPN College Football Pundits Nominate Texas Quarterback Vince Young for the Cingular/ABC Sports All-America Player
11 Septembre 2005 - 10:58PM
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. Longhorn fans
can cast their vote for University of Texas quarterback Vince Young
for the Cingular Wireless/ABC Sports All-America Player of the
Week, the only major college football honor determined exclusively
by fans. Young was nominated for the award after passing for 270
yards and two touchdowns in the Longhorns' 25-22 win over Ohio
State. Young 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: Northwestern
running back Tyrell Sutton, who rushed for 214 yards and four
touchdowns in the Wildcats' 38-37 victory over Northern Illinois;
University of California wide receiver Robert Jordan, who had 11
receptions for 193 yards and three touchdowns in the Golden Bears'
56-17 win against University of Washington; and University of Ohio
cornerback Dion Byrum, who 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. 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: Sarah Didier, +1-770-226-5550, +1-770-617-8737, , of
Career Sports & Entertainment for Cingular; or Clay Owen,
+1-404-236-6153, , of Cingular Wireless Web site:
http://www.cingular.com/ http://www.abcsportsallamerica.com/
http://cingular.mediaroom.com/
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