Sept. 1, 2008

LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell received a nomination for AT&T All-American of the Week for his performance in the Red Raiders' 49-24 win over Eastern Washington. Harrell registered the third 500-yard game of his career with 536 passing yards against the Eagles. He also threw for two scores and rushed for another.

Harrell won the weekly award twice last season. Fans can determine the winner by text messaging VOTE to 51234 on their wireless phone.

Harrell passed the 11,000-yard mark for career passing yards in the game and moved within two touchdowns of Kliff Kingsbury's school record 100 touchdowns responsible for. Harrell has been responsible for 98 touchdowns in his career and 91 passing scores.

The Red Raiders continue the 2008 season Saturday at Nevada in Reno. The game can be heard on Sports Radio 1340 in Lubbock and surrounding areas and on one of the Texas Tech Sports Network's many affiliates across the state. Sirius Satellite and XM radio also will carry the game.

Fans have until 10:59 p.m. CT on Wednesday to submit their votes. The winner will be announced during Thursday's ESPN College Football Primetime Presented by Applebee's. Standard text messaging rates apply.

There is no limit on fan voting, and each vote counts as one entry into a sweepstakes to win a trip to the 2009 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship game in Miami. Full sweepstakes rules can be found at www.espnallamerica.com/rules.aspx.

In December, four finalists for the AT&T All-America Player of the Year Award will be announced during a one-hour special on ESPN in conjunction with the announcement of the AT&T ESPN All-America Team as selected by the Football Writers Association of America. Fans will then get a chance to say who the best player in the nation is by voting for the AT&T All-America Player of the Year through the BCS. Voting ends at noon ET on Jan. 6, and the winner will be announced during the BCS National Championship game on FOX on Jan. 9.

Additionally, AT&T customers can view video highlights and photos of each week's candidates and track their favorite teams through AT&T's wireless NCAA Football Portal, which is accessible on AT&T handsets by launching AT&T MEdiaTM Net and clicking through to the sports category. AT&T wireless customers with 3G handsets can also watch "Confessions of a College Football Junkie" video clips featuring Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit by accessing ESPN on AT&T CV.*

Through the AT&T MEdia Mall, fans can also download fight song ringtones from more than 150 college and universities. Animated screensavers and 3-D mobile wallpaper are available for more than 100 college and universities.

*AT&T CV requires a MEdia Max Unlimited or MEdia Net Unlimited bundle. Details on AT&T's MEdia Net bundles and other offers are available at http://www.att.com/wireless.