College Football Fans Select Texas Quarterback Colt McCoy as the Week Nine Cingular All-America Player of the Week
03 Novembre 2006 - 2:14AM
PR Newswire (US)
McCoy wins national honor for the second time in three weeks
ATLANTA, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- College football fans nationwide
have cast their votes and the Cingular All-America Player of the
Week, the only major college football award chosen exclusively by
the fans, has a familiar winner. Texas quarterback Colt McCoy won
the Cingular All-America Player of the Week for the second time in
the three weeks after leading the Longhorns to a thrilling 35-31
comeback victory over in-state rival Texas Tech last Saturday.
McCoy, who also topped fan voting in week seven to win the award,
passed for 256 yards and four touchdowns to help Texas erase a 21-0
deficit and rally for the victory. His 33-yard run on third down
and five with 1:31 left in the game helped seal the win for the
Longhorns. McCoy received 50% of the votes to win over Southern
California wide receiver Steve Smith (18%), Virginia Tech running
back Branden Ore (17%) and Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell
(15%). Each player was nominated for this week's award by a panel
of ESPN college football analysts based on their outstanding
performances last weekend. The Cingular All America Player of the
Week winner's list in 2006 includes Rutgers running back Ray Rice,
Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, Michigan wide receiver Mario
Manningham, Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson, Tennessee
quarterback Erik Ainge, and Brigham Young quarterback John Beck.
Fans can register to vote for the Cingular All-America Player of
the Week throughout the season by text messaging "VOTE" to "87654"
on their wireless phone, with the nominees being revealed each
Sunday on the 9 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter and on the Web at
http://www.espnallamerica.com/. Fans have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Time on the following Wednesday to submit their votes. The winner
will then be announced during ESPN's Thursday night college
football game. 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. Cingular customers can visit
Cingular's NCAA(R) Football page on MEdiaNet 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. 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, Texas
quarterback Vince Young was crowned as the Cingular All- America
Player of the Year, beating out Southern California teammates
Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart and Notre Dame quarterback Brady
Quinn. Young was the second Longhorn to claim the award, after
running back Cedric Benson won the inaugural honor in 2004. ABOUT
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