Fans Can Vote for Ohio State's Ted Ginn Jr. as the Cingular Wireless/ABC Sports All-America Player of The Week
07 Novembre 2004 - 7:21PM
PR Newswire (US)
Fans Can Vote for Ohio State's Ted Ginn Jr. as the Cingular
Wireless/ABC Sports All-America Player of The Week ATLANTA, Nov. 7
/PRNewswire/ -- Ohio State freshman wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. has
been selected as a Cingular Wireless/ABC Sports All-America Player
of the Week finalist for his breakout performance against Michigan
State yesterday. Ginn scored three touchdowns, including a run,
catch and punt return, as the Buckeyes went on the road to defeat
the Spartans 32-19 yesterday. Ginn also caught four passes for 77
yards and his three punt returns for scores this season are a
school record. Ginn 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, led by John Saunders. The other
finalists are: Texas running back Cedric Benson, who rushed 142
yards and five touchdowns in the Longhorns' 56-35 win over Oklahoma
State; Virginia Tech running back Mike Imoh, who rushed for 236
yards and two touchdowns in the Hokies' 27-24 win at North
Carolina; and Oklahoma quarterback Jason White, who threw for 292
yards and five touchdowns in the Sooners' 45-38 win at Texas
A&M. Who will be this week's winner is still undecided and the
final decision now rests in the hands of college football fans
nationwide. For the first time in college football history, fans
can now make the call on who they think deserves to be the
All-America Player of the Week with the power and ease of wireless
text-messaging. Cingular is making the voting open to other
wireless carriers* allowing even more fans to participate. Fans can
also vote online at http://www.abcsportsallamerica.com/ or at
ESPN.com (keyword: cingular). Buckeye fans can show their support
for Ginn by voting for him up until 8 p.m. EST on Sunday, November
7. The winner will be announced during that night's 11 p.m. EST
broadcast of ESPN "SportsCenter". Here's how fans can vote for the
Cingular/ABC Sports All-America Player of the Week this week and
every week: * Text "PLAYER" to "64444" on your wireless phones *
Follow the prompt to vote for your All-America selection *
Alternatively, go to http://www.abcsportsallamerica.com/ or log
onto http://www.espn.com/ and enter keyword "Cingular" Ginn is
vying to become the first wide receiver to claim the Cingular/ABC
Sports All-America Player of the Week award this season. Previous
winners include Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton (twice), Texas Tech
quarterback Sonny Cumbie, Georgia quarterback David Greene,
Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson (twice), Auburn quarterback
Jason Campbell and Michigan running back Michael Hart. Fans who
vote on their wireless phones only need to register one time. Then,
each week, the four candidates for Player of the Week are
automatically sent to their wireless phones. Each time fans vote,
they are entered into a sweepstakes to win a trip to the Bowl
Championship Series game of their choice or thousands of other
instant prizes. Fans can vote as often as they like. On December 1,
fans will also get a chance to determine who the best player in the
nation is by voting for the Cingular/ABC Sports All-America Player
of the Year. Fans will have until December 8 to choose from among
five finalists -- voting by either text messaging or online. The
selection process will culminate on December 11 at 2 p.m. EST in a
one-hour special on ABC Sports when the Cingular Wireless/ABC
Sports All- America Player of the Year (selected by fans), and the
All-America team (selected by the Football Writers Association of
America), will be announced. *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 more than 46 million customers. Cingular, a joint
venture between SBC Communications (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth
(NYSE:BLS), has the largest digitalvoice and data network in the
nation. 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: Bates Grainger of Career Sports & Entertainment,
+1-770-226-5526, +1-770-331-6617, ; or Clay Owen of Cingular
Wireless, +1-404-236-6153, Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
http://www.abcsportsallamerica.com/ http://www.espn.com/
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