Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, Brady Quinn and Vince Young Announced As the Four Finalists for the Cingular-ABC Sports All-America P
01 Décembre 2005 - 10:23PM
PR Newswire (US)
Winner to be determined exclusively by fan voting ATLANTA, Dec. 1
/PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless and ABC Sports today announced
the four nominees for the Cingular-ABC Sports All-America Player of
the Year, and for the second year in a row, teammates are on the
final ballot. USC quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner
Matt Leinart and fellow Trojan running back Reggie Bush headline
the star-studded list of finalists for the award, the only one
determined exclusively by fan voting. The other finalists are Texas
quarterback Vince Young, a three-time Cingular-ABC Sports Player of
the Week, and Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, a two-time winner
this year. All nominees were selected by a panel of ABC Sports and
ESPN college football analysts. The selection of this year's winner
now rests solely in the hands of college football fans nationwide.
Fans have until Sunday, December 4 at midnight EST to vote, via
wireless text messaging, for this year's outstanding gridiron
performer. The selection process will culminate on December 10 at 2
p.m. 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, Texas
running back Cedric Benson was selected as the Player of the Year.
"You couldn't ask for a more qualified group of finalists for this
year's Cingular-ABC Sports All-America Player of the Year," said
Marc Lefar, chief marketing officer for Cingular. "College football
fans will have a tough choice choosing among these outstanding
players. But the strength of this award is that the fans get to
choose the winner -- and Cingular is proud to provide the
technology behind the voting." The credentials of the candidates
are impressive, as they have led their teams to a combined record
of 31-2 and rankings among the Top 8 in the Bowl Championship
Series standings. Between them, they have accounted for almost
13,000 yards of total offense and 110 touchdowns in 2005. Below is
a statistical overview of each player's qualifications: Reggie Bush
- Junior - Running Back - University of Southern California 1,398
yards rushing ... 383 yards receiving ... 16 total touchdowns ...
213 yards/game 2005 Notes: Week 12 All-America Player of the Week;
recorded seven 100- yard rushing games; tallied 513 all-purpose
yards against Fresno State, second highest total ever in the NCAA;
Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year Matt Leinart - Senior -
Quarterback - University of Southern California 3,217 yards passing
... 30 total touchdowns ... 66% completions ... 162 QB rating 2005
Notes: Week 3 nominee for All-America Player of the Week; had six
300-yard passing games and three games with at least 4 TD passes;
named First Team All Pac-10; 2004 Heisman Trophy winner Brady Quinn
- Junior - Quarterback - University of Notre Dame 3,633 yards
passing ... 32 touchdowns ... 65% completions ... 163 QB rating
2005 Notes: Two-time All-America Player of the Week (Weeks 5 and
8); recorded four 400-yard passing games; set school record with 6
TD passes against BYU; set single-season school records for
attempts, completions, yards, yards per game and TD passes Vince
Young - Junior - Quarterback - University of Texas 2,576 yards
passing ... 793 yards rushing ... 31 total touchdowns ... 165 QB
rating 2005 Notes: Only second player ever to win All-America
Player of the Week three times (Weeks 2, 7 and 9); passed for over
200 yards and rushed for over 100 in the same game twice; set
school record with 506 total yards against Oklahoma State Here's
how fans can register to vote for the Cingular-ABC Sports All-
America Player of the Year. Those who have already participated in
the Player of the Week voting this season will automatically
receive a text message with the four candidates. * Text "VOTE" to
"87654" on your wireless phone * Follow the prompt to vote for your
All-America selection * Cingular-ABC Sports Player of the Year
candidates will be automatically sent out via text messaging 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. Previous Cingular-ABC Sports All-America
Player of the Week winners this season include Georgia quarterback
D.J. Shockley, Texas quarterback Vince Young, Texas A&M
quarterback Reggie McNeal, Minnesota running back Laurence Maroney,
Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, UCLA running back Maurice Drew,
and Notre Dame safety Tom Zbikowski, Auburn running back Kenny
Irons, USC running back Reggie Bush and Oklahoma running back
Adrian Peterson. *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 52.3 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between
AT&T Inc., formerly SBC Communications Inc., (NYSE:T) 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 (SM), 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://www.cingular.com/newsroom. DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless
CONTACT: Sarah Didier of Career Sports & Entertainment,
+1-770-226-5550, +1-770-617-8737, ; or Clay Owen of Cingular
Wireless, +1-404-236-6153, Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
http://www.cingular.com/newsroom
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