Fans Can Vote For Utah State: Bring ESPN GameDay to Logan for Commercial

As part of this year's marketing campaign for College GameDay Built by The Home Depot, ESPN is letting fans decide the campus where ESPN will film one of its commercials, and Utah State is a candidate.

Fans from all Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools will be able to vote to have the opportunity for GameDay to shoot an ad on their campus in late July or early August. The school that receives the most votes over a 10-day period (April 23 - May 2) wins.

Through May 2, fans can vote once per day for Utah State at GameDayVote.com via computers, smartphones or using the Facebook app at Facebook.com/collegegameday. Fans can keep track of the leading schools throughout the promotion and share the contest with friends on various social platforms to drive votes for their university.

More than 120 FBS football programs will be included in the promotion and schools will be encouraged to actively drive participation. ESPN will drive participation in the contest with a robust digital and social media plan that uses paid and owned media.

This first-of-its-kind spot will be filmed this summer on the selected campus with real students and begin airing in the fall to promote the 2012 season of College GameDay. The contest highlights College GameDay's unique on-campus presence, while building on the successful social vote last season which asked fans to choose a mascot for the ESPN College GameDay Dry Cleaners spot.

Now in its 26th year, College GameDay airs Saturdays at 7 a.m. MT on ESPNU and at 8 a.m. MT on ESPN.

About College GameDay
Entering its 26th season and 20th of originating from a game, ESPN's College GameDay won the Sports Emmy in 2010, 2009 and 2007 for best weekly studio show and was the recipient of the 2006 Outstanding Contributor to Amateur Football Award, given by The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Awards Committee. Hosted by Chris Fowler, GameDay analysts include two-time Sports Emmy winner (2009 & 2010) for best studio show analyst, Kirk Herbstreit, former coach and player Lee Corso, Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl MVP Desmond Howard, and former University of Georgia football All-American David Pollack. Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi serve as reporters with Andrews also hosting the first hour of the show on ESPNU.

College GameDay Contest -- Social Media:
Internet: GameDayVote.com
Mobile: m.GameDayVote.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/collegegameday
Twitter: @CollegeGameDay and #GameDayVote

Utah State is tentatively scheduled to practice Tuesday and Thursday mornings in final tune-up for the Blue-White Spring Game presented by Orbit Irrigation Products, on Saturday, April 28, at 2 p.m. (MT) at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. Admission will again be free to the public.

Practices are currently scheduled to be open to the public, but are subject to change. When the Aggies are on Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium, fans must remain in the stands at all times. When USU in the Laub Indoor Facility, fans must remain in the opening by the doorway.

Utah State football season ticket renewals and new sales for the 2012 season are available at 2011's prices until May 1. Renewals are available online 24 hours a day at www.UtahStateAggies.com and clicking on the "buy/renew tickets" under the "tickets" drop down menu. Fans interested in new sales should contact the USU Ticket Office at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum or by phone by calling 1-888-USTATE-1 or (435) 797-0305.

Fans can follow the Aggie football program on Twitter or on the USU football blog. Aggie fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program on Twitter or on Facebook at Utah State University Athletics.

2012 SPRING PRACTICE DATES/TIMES:

*** SUBJECT TO CHANGE ***

Tues., April 24 - 6:15 - 8 a.m.

Thurs., April 26 - 6:15 - 8 a.m.

Saturday, April 28 - 2 p.m.

*** SPRING GAME ***

Additional Aggie sports news is available at the Athletics website.