USA TODAY Sports Launches ‘Amway Coach’s Call of the Week’ Fan Poll
August 31 2017 - 10:02AM
Business Wire
New poll will give fans opportunity to select
top call made by a college football coach each week
USA TODAY Sports today announced the launch of a new weekly poll
for college football fans in partnership with Amway. The ’Amway
Coach’s Call of the Week’ poll drives fan engagement by allowing
fans to select which NCAA head coach made the most impactful play
call in college football each week.
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At the end of the weekly college football games every Saturday
night, USA TODAY Sports editorial team will choose the four most
impactful calls from that week’s games as the finalists for the
‘Amway Coach’s Call of the Week.’
The new poll kicks off Labor Day weekend with the start of the
NCAA college football season. For week one, fans can begin voting
on Tuesday, September 5th with the voting period closing Wednesday,
September 6th at 4 p.m. ET. The winner will be announced on
Thursday, September 7th.
After the first week of the season, voting will open Saturday
evening after the conclusion of that week’s games and will close on
Monday at 4 p.m. ET. Winners will be announced each Tuesday morning
on USATODAY.com and in the Sports section of the print edition of
USA TODAY. This will continue weekly throughout the NCAA college
football season.
“The USA TODAY Sports audience is extremely knowledgeable and
passionate about college football. Allowing our audiences the
opportunity to evaluate which coach made the most impactful
coaching decision each week will continue to allow us to drive
debate and engagement among college football fans nationwide,” said
Dave Morgan, President of USA TODAY Sports Media Group. “We’re
proud to bring our audience this program in partnership with Amway,
and we look forward to the debates among our fans across our
digital and social platforms.”
Fans can cast their votes each week at fanpoll.usatoday.com or
by following @USATODAYSports on Twitter where the poll will be
tweeted each week.
This program is an extension of the weekly Amway Coaches Poll,
in partnership with the American Football Coaches Association, of
which USA TODAY is a proud media partner.
“Amway has been a proud sponsor of the Coaches Poll for the past
four years. Each year, the fan interest and interaction grows as
does the new and engaging opportunities USA TODAY creates for the
fans to become part of the college football conversation,” said Jim
Ayres, Managing Director of Amway North America.
About USA TODAY Sports Media
Group
The USA TODAY Sports Media Group encompasses all sports
initiatives across USA TODAY Sports and Gannett's more than 120
well-known local media brands. It also includes the sports
photography wire service USA TODAY Sports Images; leading high
school sports destination USA TODAY High School Sports; the social
news hub For The Win, and the hundreds of sites within USA TODAY
Sports Digital Properties such as TheBigLead.com and mixed martial
arts site MMAJunkie.com, among others. USA TODAY is owned by
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI).
About Amway
Amway is an $8.8 billion direct-selling business based in Ada,
Michigan, USA. Top-selling brands for Amway are Nutrilite™ vitamin,
mineral and dietary supplements, Artistry™ skincare and color
cosmetics, eSpring™ water treatment systems and XS™ energy drinks –
all sold exclusively by Amway Business Owners. Global sales in 2016
made Amway the No. 1 direct-selling business in the world,
according to the 2017 Direct Selling News Global 100. The
company’s annual sales figure includes revenue from direct-selling
operations and other business holdings. For company news, visit
globalnews.amway.com
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