 Now it is up to Illinois fans to determine if the Fighting Illini
will earn a Pontiac Game Changing Performance for the 11th week of
the 2007 NCAAR Football season. Fans can go to
http://www.pontiac.com/ncaa/, where they can view video clips of
the four finalists and vote for their favorite play. Voting ends at
midnight Wednesday. ESPN will announce this week's Pontiac Game
Changing Performance winner on Thursday night, during the "Pontiac
Performance Halftime Report."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 and the chance to win a
$100,000 general scholarship from Pontiac.
"Awarding more than $1 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 universitywide
programs," said Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN game-day analyst.
In addition, each week one lucky individual who visits
www.pontiac.com/ncaa will also win a $5,000 scholarship for
themselves or their family. In total, Pontiac will provide $300,000
worth of scholarships to universities and individuals throughout the
season.
For full program details, visit
www.pontiac.com/ncaa.
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About Pontiac
Pontiac is a division of General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM)
and markets the Vibe, Solstice roadster, G5 sports coupe, Torrent
compact utility vehicle and the G6 family of sedans, coupes and
retractable hardtop convertibles. For the 2008 model year, Pontiac
expands its GXP performance series with the introduction of the G6
GXP and Torrent GXP and will launch the all-new rear-wheel drive G8
performance sedan in early 2008. Pontiac sold more than 410,000
vehicles in 2006, ranking third among GM divisions in total sales.
More information on Pontiac and its products can be found at
www.pontiac.com
and in Spanish at
www.pontiac.com/espanol.
About the NCAA
The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges
and universities committed to supporting academic and athletic
opportunities for more than 380,000 student-athletes at more than
1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000
student-athletes compete in NCAA championships in Divisions I, II
and III sports. For more details about the association, its goals
and members, and corporate partnerships that help support programs
for student-athletes, visit
www.ncaa.org and
www.ncaasports.com. The NCAA is proud to have AT&T, Coca-Cola
and Pontiac as official Corporate Champions and DiGiorno,
Enterprise, The Hartford, Lowe's and State Farm as official
Corporate Partners.
About NCAA Football
NCAA Football USA represents a coalition of the American Football
Coaches Association, the Collegiate Commissioners Association, the
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and the
National Collegiate Athletics Association and serves as the
collective voice to promote college football. For more information,
visit www.ncaafootball.com.
[Text from
Pontiac Game Changing Performance file received from Cassie
Arner, associate sports information director,
University of Illinois] |
