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Zips Athletics to Hold Social Media Night for Aug. 30 Football Opener
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AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron Department of
Athletics will play host to its inaugural Social Media Night when
the Zips football team opens the season on Thursday, Aug. 30 versus
Central Florida at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. The
game, which marks the return of UA head coach Terry Bowden to the
Football Bowl Subdivision sideline, is scheduled to kickoff at 7
p.m. ET and will be carried by ESPN3.
Five randomly selected fans who buy a ticket through a special Facebook promotion will become eligible for
media credentials and will then be asked to engaged social media
channels from the press level of InfoCision Stadium.
Additionally, invited members of the University student body will
participate in the behind-the-scenes media experience, and those
who cover the Zips for non-traditional media outlets will also have
an opportunity to be involved. The group of correspondents will be
provided access to the field during pregame warm ups and the
postgame press conference with Coach Bowden.
Twitter and Facebook content will be integrated with the
traditional stadium gameday experience and fans will be asked to
use the hashtag #ZipsGameday when tweeting about the game.
The social media theme will extend to "Hoppy Hour", a pre-game professional
networking event to be held prior to the game outside of the
stadium. A ticket to "Hoppy Hour", which includes a general
admission seat at that night's game, costs $20, and can be
purchased by contacting The C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics
Ticket Office at 1-888-99-AKRON (25766) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
ET, Monday through Friday.
The Aug. 30 event will also be the first stop on the Mid-American Conference's Football Social Media
Road Tour, with a select number of fan correspondents covering
via social media a game involving at least one league team each
week throughout the season. Click here to apply for an opportunity to be part of
the tour.
The Social Media Night announcement follows the launch of the
Zips' revamped Social Media Directory, which conveniently catalogs
each of its social media channels and provides a listing of Twitter
accounts by team, head coach and staff member – making it
easier than ever for fans to follow their favorite UA team and
other happenings around the department and University.
Zips Athletics also recently activated its new Zips RooWards Social Rewards web site, in conjunction with Lodestone Sports.
