ABC Sports, ESPN College Football Pundits Nominate Texas A&M Quarterback Reggie McNeal For The Cingular/ABC Sports All-America P
18 Septembre 2005 - 10:06PM
PR Newswire (US)
Fan voting will determine this week's Player of the Week ATLANTA,
Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The national player of the week
nominations are in and the polls are officially open. Aggie fans
can cast their vote for Texas A&M quarterback Reggie McNeal for
the Cingular Wireless/ABC Sports All-America Player of the Week,
the only major college football honor determined exclusively by
fans. McNeal was nominated for the award after passing for 349
yards, five touchdown passes, 100 rushing yards and one touchdown
run - setting the school record for 449 total yards - in their win
over Southern Methodist University. McNeal 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: University of Louisville quarterback Brian
Brohm, who passed for 368 yards and five touchdowns in their 18-22
win over Oregon State. Michigan State University quarterback Drew
Stanton, who threw for three touchdowns and ran for another -
giving him 375 total yards in the Spartans impressive win over
Notre Dame. University of Southern California quarterback Matt
Leinart passed for 381 yards and five touchdowns, including one
rushing touchdown, in the Trojans' win over University of Arkansas.
Who will be this week's winner now rests solely in the hands of
college football fans nationwide. Fans have until Wednesday,
September 21 at 11:59 p.m. EDT to submit their votes via wireless
text messaging.* The winner will be announced September 22 in the
first half of the ESPN Thursday Night College Football Game between
Air Force and Utah State University. 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, Career Sports & Entertainment,
+1-770-617-8737, , or Clay Owen, Cingular Wireless,
+1-404-236-6153, Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
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