Oct. 26, 2005

Baylor is one of more than 50 Division I-A football programs participating in the Allstate Insurance Company's Good Hands Net program and the nets will make their 2005 debut at Floyd Casey Stadium on Saturday when the Bears host the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

At participating institutions, Allstate will donate $300 for each successful field goal and $100 for each made extra point to the Baylor Bear Foundation's athletic scholarship fund. In addition, Allstate will make a $1,000 donation to the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund for every successful field goal by those participating schools for both home and road contests. Heading into Saturday's game against the Red Raiders, Baylor has generated $1,400 for the Bear Foundation and $12,000 for the Hurricane Relief Fund. Nationally, Allstate has contributed $144,300 to participating institutions and $384,000 to the Hurricane Relief Fund thus far.

"We are excited to partner with Allstate and participate in the `Good Hands' field goal net program," said Baylor Director of Athletics Ian McCaw. "Our performance on the field, in a small way, can assist the Red Cross' hurricane relief efforts. We are grateful for Allstate's commitment to the Red Cross and college athletics."

Allstate's "Good Hands" field goal net program is part of the company's comprehensive 2005 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) college football sponsorship. In addition to the innovative goalpost net signage, Allstate will also have a significant presence during this year's football season with a fan friendly mobile tailgate "Field Goal Fan-tastic" tour, a national consumer promotion that will award one lucky fan a trip to the BCS Championship game, a new college football-themed television campaign and other ambient efforts to engage football fans at stadiums across the country.

Each week, the Allstate "Field Goal Fan-tastic" tour will visit a marquee college football game. Prior to each game, college football fans will have the opportunity to test miniature Allstate-branded goalpost nets by kicking field goals in a designated tailgate area. Allstate will randomly select one lucky fan to attempt a 20-yard field goal at halftime for a chance to win $6,000, half of which would be donated back to the scholarship fund of the winner's school of choice.

I-A schools participating in Allstate's Good Hands" field goal net program this fall include: Air Force, Arizona, Arizona State, Army, Baylor, Boston College, California, Colorado, Colorado State, Florida State, Fresno State, Georgia Tech, Hawaii, Houston, Indiana, Iowa, Memphis, Miami, Fla., Missouri, Navy, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, San Diego State, South Florida, Southern Miss, Syracuse, TCU, Temple, Texas Tech, Tulane, UAB, UConn, UCLA, Utah, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Washington State and Wyoming.

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through the "You're In Good Hands With Allstate®" slogan, Allstate helps individuals in approximately 17 million households protect what they have today and better prepare for tomorrow through approximately 13,600 exclusive agencies and financial professionals in the U.S. and Canada.

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