Ainge, Hill, Longshore and Walker Announced as Week Six Nominees for the Cingular All-America Player of the Week Award
09 Octobre 2006 - 6:38PM
PR Newswire (US)
Award is the only major college football honor determined
exclusively by fan voting ATLANTA, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Another
weekend of exciting college football action is in the books and
four nominees have been announced for the week six Cingular
All-America Player of the Week. The power to determine a winner now
rests solely in the hands of the fans. Tennessee quarterback Erik
Ainge, Wisconsin running back P.J. Hill, California quarterback
Nate Longshore, and Notre Dame running back Darius Walker have been
selected by a panel of ESPN college football analysts as this
week's top candidates based on their outstanding performances this
weekend. Fans can determine the winner by text messaging "VOTE" to
"87654" on their wireless phone and casting their votes for the
nominees. Ainge completed 25 of 38 passes for 268 yards and two
touchdowns in the 13th-ranked Volunteers' 51-33 win at No. 10
Georgia. Ainge, who also added a rushing touchdown in the game,
helped Tennessee become just the second team to put up 50 points on
the Bulldogs' home field. Hill rushed for 249 yards and one
touchdown in the Badgers' 41-9 thrashing of Northwestern. The
freshman recorded his fifth 100-yard rushing game of the season.
Longshore passed for 189 yards and three touchdowns to lead the
16th- ranked Golden Bears to a 45-24 victory over 11th-ranked
Oregon. Longshore, who also rushed for a score, led Cal to its
fifth straight win. Walker rushed for 153 yards and one touchdown
and added 45 yards receiving to help the 12th-ranked Fighting Irish
defeat Stanford, 31-10. Walker's 153 yards were a season-high and
he turned in his second straight 100-yard performance. Fans have
until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday to submit their votes.
The winner will be announced September 21 during ESPN's Thursday
night college football game between Virginia Tech and Boston
College. Fans can vote as many times as they like, with each vote
counting as one entry into a sweepstakes to win a trip to the 2007
BCS National Championship game. The Cingular All-America Player of
the Week program will continue throughout the season, with the
nominees being revealed each Sunday on the 9 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter
and on the Web at http://www.espnallamerica.com/. Cingular
customers can visit Cingular's NCAA(R) Football Portal on their
wireless handset to view video highlights of each week's
candidates, retrieve photos, check scoreboards, track their
favorite teams and download school ringtones. Rutgers running back
Ray Rice, Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, Michigan wide
receiver Mario Manningham and Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin
Johnson have won the Cingular All-America Player of the Week during
the 2006 college football season. In December, four finalists for
the Cingular All-America Player of the Year award will be announced
during a one-hour special on ABC Sports. Fans will then get a
chance to say who the best player in the nation is by voting for
the Cingular All-America Player of the Year up until the Bowl
Championship Series. The selection process will culminate during
the BCS National Championship game on FOX when the Cingular
All-America Player of the Year will be presented. Last year,
University of Texas quarterback Vince Young was crowned as the
Cingular All-America Player of the Year, beating out USC teammates
Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart and University of Notre Dame
quarterback Brady Quinn. He was the second Longhorn to claim the
award, after running back Cedric Benson won the inaugural honor in
2004. ABOUT CINGULAR WIRELESS Cingular Wireless is the largest
wireless carrier in the United States, serving 57.3 million
customers. Cingular, a joint venture between AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)
and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice
and data network in the nation -- the ALLOVER(TM) network -- and
the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless
carrier. Cingular is a leader in third generation wireless
technology. Its 3G network is the first widely available service in
the world to use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)
technology. 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
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CONTACT: Chris Capo of Career Sports & Entertainment,
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Cingular Wireless, +1-404-236-6153, or Web site:
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