Pontiac Announces Finalists In 2006 NCAA Football Game-Changing Performances
Winning school receives $100,000 General Scholarship Fund from Pontiac





Pontiac and the NCAA are challenging college football fans to determine the "Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Year" - the first and only fan-voted scholarship award in the history of the NCAA.

Four "Pontiac Game Changing Performance" plays were selected every week by ESPN's Game Day Crew. F ans then went online to pontiac.com/ncaa to vote for their favorite play. Each week the winning school received a $5,000 general scholarship contribution from Pontiac.

And now, 13 weeks of NCAA football have led us to this. Thirteen plays vying for the Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Year and a $100,000 scholarship from Pontiac.

This year's finalists are:

Week 1: Louisiana Tech
Week 2: Iowa
Week 3: Clemson
Week 4: NC State
Week 5: Texas Tech
Week 6: Clemson
Week 7: Auburn
Week 8: Notre Dame
Week 9: Oregon State
Week 10: LSU
Week 11: Florida
Week 12: Virginia Tech
Week 13: South Florida

Once again, it is up to the fans to determine which school receives the additional $100,000 scholarship by voting at www.pontiac.com/ncaa. Each week the three plays that receive the lowest total votes will be eliminated until the top four finalists are announced on December 21 st.

Voting for the top four will take us to the BCS Championship game on January 8 th, where the Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Year and winner of the one hundred thousand dollars will be announced during halftime on FOX.

"The 'Pontiac Game Changing Performance' program focuses on recognizing the most dramatic and emotional moments in NCAA athletic competition," said Chris Hornberger, Pontiac Advertising Manager. "And with the help of the NCAA and our network partners, Pontiac once again is helping fans experience the game as never before by encouraging teams, schools and their supporters to rally together to put their team on top."

"The Pontiac Game Changing Performance Program is a great example of how fan enthusiasm can be a factor in generating scholarship dollars for university-wide programs," said Dennis Poppe, NCAA Managing Director for Baseball and Football.

" Pontiac has created a successful program that has a positive impact academically and athletically at our member schools. NCAA student-athletes get deserved recognition for their accomplishments and all students have an opportunity to benefit from the general scholarship fund, so it's a win-win situation."

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