Battle, Brown, Freeman and McFadden Announced as Week Eleven Nominees for the Cingular All-America Player of the Week Award
13 Novembre 2006 - 1:39AM
PR Newswire (US)
Award is the only major college football honor determined
exclusively by fan voting ATLANTA, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The
games have been played, four nominees have been announced, and the
power rests solely in the hands of the fans to determine a winner
for the week eleven Cingular All-America Player of the Week.
Georgia safety Tra Battle, Connecticut running back Donald Brown,
Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman and Arkansas running back
Darren McFadden 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. Battle intercepted three
passes and returned one for a touchdown in Georgia's 37-15 upset of
fifth-ranked Auburn. Battle, who was also credited with four
tackles and a pass broken up in the game, helped the Bulldogs hold
the Tigers to just 35 yards passing. Brown rushed for 205 yards and
two touchdowns to lead Connecticut to a 46-45 double-overtime win
over Pittsburgh. Brown, who scored on a 10-yard touchdown run in
the second overtime, helped the Huskies overcome a 14-point fourth
quarter deficit. Freeman passed for three touchdowns and ran for
another as Kansas State upset fourth-ranked Texas, 45-42. Freeman
completed 19 of 31 passes for 269 yards to help the Wildcats snap
the Longhorns' 21-game Big 12 winning streak. McFadden, the
reigning Cingular All America Player of the Week, was nominated for
the second consecutive week after rushing for 181 yards and two
touchdowns in the Razorback's 31-14 win over 13th-ranked Tennessee.
Arkansas improved to 9-1 overall and 6-0 in the Southeastern
Conference with the win. Fans have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on
Wednesday to submit their votes. The winner will be announced
November 16 during ESPN's Thursday night college football game
between West Virginia and Pittsburgh. 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, Georgia Tech
wide receiver Calvin Johnson, Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge,
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, BYU quarterback John Beck and
McFadden 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
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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
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CONTACT: Chris Capo, of Career Sports & Entertainment for
Cingular Wireless, +1-404-314-1635, ; or Clay Owen, of Cingular
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