HOUSTON, TX – APRIL 04: Marcus Paige #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels drives to the basket during the NCAA College Basketball Tournament Championship game against the Villanova Wildcats at NRG Stadium on April 04, 2016 in Houston, Texas. The Wildcats won 77-74. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Pizza Hut has agreed to a multi-year partnership deal with the NCAA, will be the Official Pizza of the NCAA, and they will be adding a new position for the partnership.
The position is called thePizza Hut All-American. Whoever earns the position will get an incredible college sports experience that will take them to as many Division I NCAA championships as possible in the 2016-17 season.
Pizza Hut is offering $50,000 to one passionate sports fan to travel to the championship games and to share their journey with millions of sports fans.
The Pizza Hut All-American program is just one part of the partnership between the NCAA, Turner Sports, CBS, and Pizza Hut.
The ideal Pizza Hut All-American talent will demonstrate passion for all NCAA sports and will be outgoing, enthusiastic and eager to share their All-American journey with fans online.
The right talent will also be social media savvy, with a proven track record of creating great content. Pizza Hut will narrow the list of talent to three and put them through the paces of what an activation might be like.
Pizza Hut will also enable its social communities to partake in the interview processes with some portions being live streamed and allowing fans to submit interview questions.
“This is one of those rare once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to experience something that no one has done before,” said David Daniels, Vice President, Media & Advertising, Pizza Hut. “We know that college sports fans are as passionate about their teams as we are about pizza, and as the Official Pizza of the NCAA, we felt it was our obligation to bring exclusive Pizza Hut experiences to Division I NCAA championships, especially those that often don’t get the limelight. We cannot wait to send our first-ever Pizza Hut All-American to bring incredible Pizza Hut experiences to these events and celebrate the great fandom that exists across all college sports.”
Click here to apply, Applications will be accepted through November 6, 2016.
