PLANO, Texas, Jan. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Some Pizza Hut
fans like pepperoni and sausage on their pizzas, others choose to
top their pies up with endless veggies. But in the cases of
Terrell Owens and Cortland Finnegan,
the order calls for nothing but "beef."
Owens, one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, and
Cortland Finnegan, one of football's premier defensive backs for
the last two decades, will reignite an old rivalry during halftime
of the NCAA Division I Football Championship, going head-to-head in
an action-packed "50 Yard Delivery Dash" obstacle course.
Owens and Finnegan, both former FCS student-athletes, will be
put to the test in a game of speed, agility and football catching,
all while delivering Pizza Hut pizza to fans in the end zone. The
pair isn't just fighting to settle an old score, either. The winner
will unlock an incredible deal for Pizza Hut Fans. The nationwide
offer will be announced after the game on Jan. 6. The "50 Yard Delivery Dash" represents
the second installment of "Pizza Hut Rivalry Challenges," where
former college sports rivals square off at NCAA championship games
throughout the 2018 season.
"When it comes to college football, you'd be hard-pressed to
find a bigger rivalry than one between a wide receiver and a
defensive back," said Doug Terfehr,
Sr. Director of Partnerships and Public Relations, Pizza Hut. "But
add a legendary wide receiver with a larger-than-life personality
to the mix like Terrell Owens and a
shutdown defensive back with a crazy competitive drive like
Cortland Finnegan, and you've set the stage for the ultimate Pizza
Hut Rivalry Challenge. As the Official Pizza of the NCAA, we're
thrilled to bring Rivalry Challenges – and huge Pizza Hut deals –
to college sports fans all season long."
Owens and Finnegan are no strangers to on and off the field
competition, with more than 30 years of collective college and
professional football experience between them. For many of those
years, Finnegan covered Owens directly on defense. On Jan. 6, 2018, bragging rights will be awarded
officially.
"I'm a fierce competitor. I'm not coming to Frisco to lose, that's for sure!" said
Owens.
The Pizza Hut "50 Yard Delivery Dash" will take place at the
NCAA FCS Championship at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Owens and Finnegan, alongside
Pizza Hut All-American Jason Zone
Fisher, will also take part in pre-game fan events,
including fan photos and a Q&A in the venue's Tailgate
Town.
"I have the potential to unlock an offer that every pizza fan is
going to love, so there's no way I'm going to let a wide receiver
beat me in this delivery challenge," said Finnegan.
The Pizza Hut Rivalry Challenges program kicked off at the NCAA
DI Women's Volleyball Championship in Kansas City, Missouri where Pizza Hut matched
up former University of Missouri
volleyball star Molly Kreklow and
former Kansas State University standout Caitlyn Donahue – in a volleyball game on the
Missouri-Kansas state line.
The Hut Rewards program is the easiest way for fans to earn free
pizza from Pizza Hut. Hut Rewards is the only national pizza
loyalty program that rewards customers with unlimited points toward
free pizza for every dollar spent on food online. For full Hut
Rewards Terms & Conditions, with details, restrictions, and
limitations, visit pizzahut.com/hutrewards.
To follow the Pizza Hut Rivalry Challenges conversation and
learn how to unlock exclusive deals for Hut Rewards members, follow
#PizzaHutNCAA.
About Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM),
serves and delivers more pizzas than any other pizza company in the
world. With easy order options including the Pizza Hut app, mobile
site, Facebook and Twitter messenger and Amazon devices, Pizza Hut
is committed to providing an easy pizza experience – from order to
delivery.
Founded in 1958, Pizza Hut has become the most-recognized pizza
restaurant in the world, operating more than 16,400 restaurants in
more than 100 countries.
Pizza Hut is also the proprietor of The Literacy Project, an
initiative designed to enable access, empower teachers and inspire
a lifelong love of reading. The program is rooted in the foundation
set by the Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program, which is the longest-running
corporate supported literacy program, impacting more than 14
million students each year. For more information,
visit www.pizzahut.com.
Contacts:
Courtney Moscovic
972.338.8288
Courtney.Moscovic@yum.com
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