ESPN's College GameDay Driven by State Farm® Comes to the University of Kansas on January 29

ESPN's College GameDay Driven by State Farm® Comes to the University of Kansas on January 29

State Farm to raise funds for Hawk Zone

LAWRENCE, Kan., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ESPN's College GameDayDriven by State Farm® will be televised live Saturday morning, January 29th from the University of Kansas. Through a State Farm initiative, fans will have an opportunity to raise money for KU's Student Union Activities' organization Hawk Zone during the morning telecast (10 a.m. ET on ESPNU continuing on ESPN at 11 a.m.).

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For every person who attends the morning show on Saturday, State Farm, which is sponsoring GameDay for the fifth consecutive year, will donate $1 to Hawk Zone, with a potential contribution of more than $16,000. This student organization helps increase student involvement in campus athletics.

Hosting the morning telecast will be the College GameDay crew of Rece Davis, Jay Bilas, Hubert Davis and Digger Phelps, who will preview the University of Kansas-Kansas State matchup and detail the day's other college basketball action.

Gates open at Allen Fieldhouse at 7 a.m. Fans should show their school spirit by wearing team colors. The morning show is free to the public and tickets are not required. Students are encouraged to bring homemade signage.

One lucky morning audience member will get the exciting opportunity to attempt a half-court shot. If the shot is made, State Farm will give the person $18,000 and if they miss the shot, they will get $1,000!

Additional College GameDay pre-game telecasts with a State Farm fundraising element include:

-- Duke at Virginia Tech, February 26 - Funds raised will benefit Cassell
Guard.
-- Texas at Baylor, March 5 - Funds raised will benefit Bear Pit.

For more information on ESPN's College GameDay Driven by State Farm, please visit espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/gameday.

About State Farm®:

State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. Our 17,800 agents and more than 68,000 employees serve 81 million policies and accounts -- more than 79 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and nearly 2 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 34 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.com®, facebook.com/StateFarmNation(TM) or in Canada statefarm.ca®.

SOURCE State Farm

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CONTACT: Melissa McKinley, State Farm, +1-309-766-0625, melissa.mckinley.qxwl@statefarm.com; or Aziza Johnson, Kaplow PR, +1-212-221-1713, ajohnson@kaplowpr.com

Web Site: http://www.statefarm.com

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