FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Contact: Dave Wellman, University Communications (304) 696-7153
 

Marshall mascot in the running for cover of Wii packaging

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University’s mascot, Marco, could be a cover boy soon.

To commemorate the first NCAA football game on the Nintendo Wii gaming system, the company is sponsoring a Mascot Challenge online voting contest.

Fans can vote once a day for their favorite mascot. The winner will grace the cover of the NCAA Football 09 Nintendo Wii video game. Voting ends Friday, March 14.  To vote for Marco, go to http://www.easports.com/ncaa09/ and click on vote now. Select Conference USA, click on Marco and then on vote for this mascot.

“I’m sure if Marco could speak, he’d be encouraging everyone to vote for him every day,” said Andrew Lowers, a freshman from Parkersburg. “He’s certainly the coolest mascot on the site. Even computerized, he rocks!”

When you click on Marco, an information box about him pops up. It says that the name Marco developed from a mix of the university’s name at the time, Marshall College. After Marshall gained university status, different names for Marco were thrown around, but not one of them stuck.

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