Oct. 12, 2004
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern has been selected as one of four finalists for this week's "Pontiac Game Changing Performances" on ESPN.
Mark Philmore's fourth-down catch from Brett Basanez in the first overtime session is one of four plays that fans can vote for on ESPN's web site. To visit the page, Click here.
The University that prevails this week gets more than bragging rights ... they will earn $5,000 toward the general scholarship fund. The winning play also may be nominated for the "Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Year" competition. At year's end, six of the 13 "Pontiac Game Changing Performances" will be selected by ESPN for this final award. And the play selected in fan voting as the best of the year will earn a $100,000 general scholarship fund contribution from Pontiac.
The winner of the "best of the best" voting competition earns another $100,000.
The voting ends Thursday morning. ESPN will announce the winner Thursday Night on the Pontiac High Performance Halftime Report.