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Nazareth Academy Student Selected For #DreamFearlessly Fan Vote
The digital media contest will match up 32 of the top high school football players in the nation in a bracket-style competition.
Submitted by Nazareth Academy. Photo: Julian Love, Nazareth Academy Class of 2016.
Julian Love, Nazareth Academy Class of 2016 and University of Notre Dame commit, has been identified as one of the top high school football players in the nation by a committee representing the Under Armour All-America Game.
He will be competing against 31 other players from across the country for his chance to play in the 2016 Under Armour All-America Game, a nationally televised football game spotlighting the country’s top high school seniors.
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This is the first time in the history of the Under Armour All-America Game that the public will decide the final two roster spots in the American Family Insurance “#DreamFearlessly Fan Vote.” It is a five-week digital media contest that will matchup 32 of the top high school football players in the nation in a bracket-style competition. Fans can vote for their favorite players on the “#DreamFearlessly Fan Vote” web site starting October 20 at 12 p.m. The student-athlete with the most votes in each matchup will move on to the next round.
An interactive online bracket will allow fans to vote for these players by entering the “#DreamFearlessly Fan Vote” web site (http://www.amfam.com/dreamfearlesslyfanvote). Video highlight reels of each competitor on the web site will help fans determine their choice. The schedule for each voting round will go as follows:
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- Round One: Oct. 20 – Nov. 2 (32 Players)
- Round Two: Nov. 4 – Nov. 16 (16 Players)
- Round Three: Nov. 18 – Nov. 23 (8 Players)
- Final Round: Nov. 25 – Dec. 1 (4 Players)
The player that ultimately receives the most votes from each side of the bracket will be selected to play in the ninth annual Under Armour All-America Game presented by American Family Insurance Four players were chosen from each of the eight U.S. regions (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, Great Plains, Southwest, West and Pacific Northwest). Each participant will compete against a player from their own region in the first round. A complete bracket with every matchup will be revealed when the contest begins on October 20th.
The 2016 Under Armour All-America Game is slated for Saturday, January 2, 2016 at the Orlando Citrus Bowl and will be televised live on ESPN2 at noon ET.
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