Senior Diamond Ferri is one of four finalists for the Cingular/ABC All-America Player of the Week honor.
Orange Fans: Vote Ferri for All-America Player of the Week
11/28/2004 3:57:55 PM | Football
Atlanta, GA (November 28, 2004) — Orange senior strong safety Diamond Ferri, who also filled in on offense in place of the injured running back Damien Rhodes, was selected as a Cingular Wireless/ABC Sports All-America Player of the Week finalist. SU fans have until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 28 to vote for Ferri by text messaging on the cellphone (Text “PLAYER” to “64444” on your wireless phones and follow the prompt to vote for your All-America selection) or online (www.abcsportsallamerica.com or www.espn.com and enter keyword “Cingular”). The winner will be announced during tonight's 11 p.m. EST broadcast of ESPN “SportsCenter”. Ferri was named the Walter Camp Division IA Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week earlier today, marking the first time this year that an individual has won both honors.
Ferri is the first defensive player to be nominated for the national honor this season. Playing the majority of the game on both sides of the football, Ferri finished the day with a total of three touchdowns. On offense he rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns in place of the injured Rhodes and on defense he totaled six tackles along with the game sealing touchdown on a 44 yard interception return late in the fourth quarter to lead the Orange in a 43-17 victory against No. 17/19 Boston College and a share of the BIG EAST title.
Ferri is one of four candidates for the All-America Player of the Week, who are selected by a panel of ABC Sports and ESPN college football analysts, led by John Saunders. The other finalists are: No. 1 Southern California junior quarterback and Heisman Trophy contender Matt Leinart, who threw for 400 yards and a school record-tying 5 touchdowns in the Trojans’ 41-10 victory over Notre Dame; No 7 Louisville wide receiver Montrell Jones, who caught two touchdown passes and returned a punt 72 yards for a score as the Cardinal’s routed Cincinnati 70-7 to clinch the Conference USA championship; and Memphis running back DeAngleo Williams, who turned in his fourth 200-yard rushing performance of the season in the Tigers’ 31-15 win over South Florida.
Ferri is vying to become the only defensive player, the fourth running back, and the only player from the BIG EAST to claim the Cingular/ABC Sports All-America Player of the Week award this season.
Fans who vote on their wireless phones only need to register one time. Then, each week, the four candidates for Player of the Week are automatically sent to their wireless phones. Each time fans vote, they are entered into a sweepstakes to win a trip to the Bowl Championship Series game of their choice or thousands of other instant prizes. Fans can vote as often as they like.
On December 1, fans will also get a chance to determine who the best player in the nation is by voting for the Cingular/ABC Sports All-America Player of the Year. Fans will have until December 8 to choose from among five finalists – voting by either text messaging or online.
The selection process will culminate on December 11 at 2 p.m. EST in a one-hour special on ABC Sports when the Cingular Wireless/ABC Sports All-America Player of the Year (selected by fans), and the All-America team (selected by the Football Writers Association of America), will be announced.
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