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Robert Griffin III and Barry Sanders Hightlight NCAA Football 13 Draft Night Premiere in New York
April 25, in the year of our Lord 2012 – Less
than 48 hours before one of the biggest nights of their young
lives, 15 of the hottest college prospects helped kick off NFL
Draft week in style Tuesday evening during the NCAA Football 13
Draft Night Premiere event at the Lavo nightclub in New York
City. The guests of honor were Robert Griffin III and Barry
Sanders, who will grace the cover of NCAA Football 13 together
when the game hits store shelves July 10.
Surrounded by a number of players who are projected to be
drafted in the Top 10, including wide receiver Justin Blackmon
from Oklahoma State, quarterback Ryan Tannehill from Texas A&M
and running back Trent Richardson of Alabama, the biggest guest
of honor undoubtedly went to NCAA Football 13 cover athlete
Robert Griffin III. Griffin is the 2011 Heisman Trophy winning
quarterback from Baylor University who is all but assured to be
selected No. 2 overall by the Washington Redskins on Thursday
night.
But Griffin wasn’t the only Heisman winner in attendance. Former
Oklahoma State All-American and 1988 Heisman Trophy winner Barry
Sanders was also present, fresh off his NCAA Football 13 My
Heisman voting campaign victory.
His reward for triumphing over the likes of Herschel Walker,
Marcus Allen, and five other former Heisman winners in a three
week, nationwide vote by the fans: an appearance on the game’s
cover with RGIII.
“The cover vote was a blast from the moment it all started,”
said Sanders. “I had to reach down a bit and channel my
political instincts, and it gave me an opportunity to connect
with the fans. And to be able to come out on top, and beat out
guys that I truly admire, players like Herschel, Marcus, and
[Doug] Flutie, was truly amazing.
Sanders continued: “To have won the Heisman, and then to be able
connect with the most recent winner in this fashion nearly 25
years later, is truly a thrill. It’s an honor to join Griffin on
the cover.”
While Sanders says it’s a privilege to appear on the cover with
Griffin, RGIII respectfully disagrees.
“Since it was announced that Barry had won the cover vote,
people have been coming up and telling me how cool it is that’s
he’s on the cover with me,” Griffin said. “I don’t think that’s
the case, really. It’s the other way around where I’m sharing
the cover with him. He’s the legend here, so it’s truly an honor
to be on the cover with one of the greatest players to ever play
the game.”
NCAA Football 13 features 123 FBS schools and will deliver the
passion and excitement of college football to fans across the
nation with team specific run-outs, mascots, pre-game traditions
and college style gameplay.
Developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon, and licensed by The
Collegiate Licensing Company, a division of IMG College, NCAA
Football 13 will be available on the Xbox 360® videogame and
entertainment system and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment
system on July 10. NCAA Football 13 is available for pre-order
now. For more information about NCAA Football 13, please visit
http://www.ea.com/ncaa-football.
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