Vote Miami Hurricanes for #CollegeColors Day
MIAMI – The University of Miamiis participating in the inaugural PledgeYour Allegiance for College Colors Day spirit competition and is asking for fan support to help win theprestigious College Colors Day Spirit Cup and $10,000 toward the generalscholarship fund.
By visiting www.espn.com/collegecolorsday, Hurricane fans can registerto pledge their allegiance to the University of Miami as the school with the most college spirit and loyal fanbase. All registrants are entered to win weekly $50 gift cards from ESPN Shopand one of two grand prizes including a $500 college shopping spree at ESPNShop.
The website-based rivalry competition, which includes 165 participatingcolleges and universities and is an element of this year’s 2012 College ColorsDay celebration, is set to go LIVE beginning August 1 and will run through theentire month leading up to College Colors Day on August 31. Throughout thecompetition, standings will be tracked nationally, as well as by conference.
College Colors Day is an annual celebration dedicated to promoting thetraditions and spirit that embody the college experience by encouraging fansacross America to wear their favorite college or university apparel throughoutthe day on Friday, August 31.
The inaugural national spirit competition is presented by The CollegiateLicensing Company (CLC), a division of IMG College, and NCAA Football.
“We are excited to engage fans in the first-ever College Colors Day spiritrivalry competition on ESPN.com,” said Catherine Gammon, Senior Vice President of Brand Development, The Collegiate Licensing Company, a division of IMG College. “We encourage all fans to cast their pledge and spread the word with fellowfans to ensure their favorite school is crowned the winner of the CollegeColors Day Spirit Cup.”
Hurricane fans arealso encouraged to share the Pledge YourAllegiance for College Colors Day competition through Facebook.
About The Collegiate Licensing Company
CLC is adivision of global sports and entertainment company IMG. Founded in 1981, CLCis the oldest and largest collegiate trademark licensing agency in the U.S. andcurrently represents nearly 200 colleges, universities, bowl games, athleticconferences, The Heisman Trophy and the NCAA. The mission of CLC is to be theguiding force in collegiate trademark licensing and one of the top sportslicensing firms in the country. CLC is dedicated to being a center ofexcellence in providing licensing services of the highest quality to its memberinstitutions, licensees, retailers and consumers. Headquartered in Atlanta(Ga.), CLC is a full-service licensing representative, which employs a staff ofmore than 80 licensing professionals who provide full-service capabilities inbrand protection, brand management, and brand development. For more informationon CLC, visit www.clc.com or www.imgworld.com.
AboutNCAA Football
NCAA Football USA, Inc. represents a coalition of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA),the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA), the Football Bowl Association(FBA), the National Association of CollegiateDirectors of Athletics (NACDA), the NationalCollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Football Foundation(NFF) and serves as the collective voice to promote college football. NCAAFootball is managed by IMG College, adivision of IMG Worldwide.For more information on NCAA Football, visit www.NCAAFootball.com.
