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The University of Mississippi is participating in the inaugural College Colors Challenge and encouraging fan support across social media for the Rebels.<\/p><\/div>\n

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 As part of the 11th annual College Colors Day<\/a> celebration, the University of Mississippi<\/a> is participating in the inaugural College Colors Challenge and encouraging fan support across social media for the Rebels. The grand prize is a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to the College Football Playoff National Championship<\/a> game.<\/p>\n

“When I was named athletics director in 2012, I asked the Ole Miss family to ‘pull the rope in the same direction’ and there is no better way to show our togetherness than to support the College Colors Challenge,” said Ross Bjork, Ole Miss athletics director. “Our partnership with the Collegiate Licensing Company has more than doubled in the last two years and the Ole Miss brand has never been stronger. All of us look forward to Rebel Nation showing the rest of the collegiate athletics world how passionate we are about our university and athletics program. Hotty Toddy!”<\/p>\n

The College Colors Challenge is a new socially-fueled national contest celebrating the excitement of college football as the season begins. Through participating in a series of photo and video challenges on social media, fans can flaunt their colors, express their school spirit, and vie for a trip to college football’s title game. The challenges revolve around three categories represented by the hash-tags: #SQUADPIC for large groups, #FAMPHOTO for families and #SELFIE for individuals. Some of the challenges include fans posting an epic trick shot video while wearing their colors, an awkward college colors family photo and college colors displayed at the office.<\/p>\n

Ole Miss fans are encouraged to download the College Colors app \u2013 available in both the iOS App Store and Google Play Store \u2013 and visit CollegeColorsChallenge.com<\/a> for full challenge details. The grand prize winner will receive round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations and two tickets to the national championship game in Glendale, Arizona, courtesy of CLC and the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n

The College Colors Challenge kicks off Monday (Aug. 10). Winners for the first set of challenges will be announced via CollegeColorsChallenge.com<\/a> on College Colors Day, Sept. 4. Each month during the college football season, three new challenges will be issued for a chance to win exciting prizes, including two more opportunities to win two tickets to the national championship game.<\/p>\n

College Colors Day, created by the Collegiate Licensing Company<\/a>, which represents the trademark licensing programs of more than 150 of the nation’s leading universities, is an annual celebration dedicated to promoting the traditions and spirit that embody the college experience. Fans across the United States are encouraged to wear the apparel of their favorite college or university throughout the day. College Colors Day is celebrated by thousands of organizations, retailers, classrooms and millions of individuals who don their team colors and share their school spirit with friends and colleagues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 As part of the 11th annual College Colors Day celebration, the University of Mississippi is participating in the inaugural College Colors Challenge and encouraging fan support across social media for the Rebels. 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