Tiger Fans Can Help Vote For Jeremy Maclin As National Award Winner
Aug. 31, 2008
Columbia, Mo. -
Tiger fans, it's time to rock the vote as one of your favorite players is up for a pair of national weekly awards. Sophomore WR/KR/PR Jeremy Maclin has been nominated for both the Pontiac Game-Changing Performance of the Week, as well as the AT&T National Player of the Week Award, for his outing last night that helped the 6th-ranked Tigers to a 52-42 win over 20th-ranked Illinois. In the game, Maclin amassed 234 all-purpose yards, and he became only the 2nd player in Mizzou history to achieve two career kickoff returns for a touchdown, as he took a 2nd-quarter kickoff 99 yards for a TD to erase a brief Illinois lead and give MU the lead back for good. Maclin had 201 return yards in all, including 145 yards on three kickoff returns (48.33 avg.) and 56 yards on four punt returns (14.00 avg.). Maclin took a 3rd-quarter punt return 46 yards to set up a Tiger TD that extended MU's lead to 45-20 at the time. Pontiac Game-Changing Performance Fan Vote Information Now it is up to Mizzou fans to determine if the Tigers will earn a Pontiac Game Changing Performance for week one of the 2008 NCAA® Football Season. MU fans can go to pontiac.com/ncaa, where they can view video clips of the four finalists and vote for the Tigers! The winning university earns a $5,000 contribution from Pontiac to their general scholarship fund. Additionally, the winning play will be nominated for the Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Year award and the chance to win a $100,000 general scholarship contribution from Pontiac. In addition, each week one lucky individual who visits pontiac.com/ncaa, will also win a $5,000 scholarship for them self or someone in their family. “Awarding $1.5 million since its inception, the Pontiac Game Changing Performance program continues to be a great example of how passionate fans can have a positive impact academically and athletically by generating scholarship dollars for university-wide programs,” said Rece Davis, ESPN. For full program details, visit www.pontiac.com/ncaa.
AT&T National Player of the Week Fan Voting Information Fans have until 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday to submit their votes. The winner will be announced during Thursday’s ESPN College Football Primetime Presented by Applebee’s. Standard text messaging rates apply.
Four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award have been announced after the first week of college football action, and now it’s up to fans to determine the winner. Texas Tech University quarterback Graham Harrell, East Carolina University wide receiver T.J. Lee, University of Missouri wide receiver Jeremy Maclin and Navy running back Shun White have been selected by ESPN as this week’s top candidates, based on the players’ outstanding performances over the weekend. Fans can text messaging VOTE to 51234 on their wireless phone to opt in for the chance to vote.
In December, four finalists for the AT&T All-America Player of the Year Award will be announced during a one-hour special on ESPN in conjunction with the announcement of the AT&T ESPN All-America Team as selected by the Football Writers Association of America. Fans will then get a chance to say who the best player in the nation is by voting for the AT&T All-America Player of the Year through the BCS. Voting ends at noon ET on Jan. 6, and the winner will be announced during the BCS National Championship game on FOX on Jan. 9. |
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