Aug. 9, 2012

Ridgeland, Miss. - C Spire Wireless, the only wireless provider in the U.S. that offers consumers and businesses a suite of personalized wireless services, is kicking off its first-ever CIRCLE Blitz College Football Question and Answer series on August 13, directly connecting fans with the coaches they love and admire, so they can get the inside story on their teams' winning strategy for the 2012 college football season.

Southern Miss football coach Ellis Johnson is slated to appear, Friday, Aug. 17, at 11 a.m.

This unique online forum and Q&A series is taking place on CIRCLE, C Spire's online community forum. By posting questions on CIRCLE, coaches from the top football programs in the region will be able to respond directly to their fans - offering valuable information about prospects for the upcoming football season. Additionally, just by posting a question to CIRCLE, participants will receive giveaways and will be entered into a drawing for amazing prizes ranging from autographed school and team paraphernalia to game tickets.

Anyone can join the online series and post questions by visiting www.cspire.com/circleblitz. Each forum will be one hour and will be dedicated to a specific school and coach. If you are not already a member of the CIRCLE, please click Register at the top of the page and fill out our short registration form so that you can post your question.

"Our fan base is an important part of the Southern Miss Golden Eagle football program and I'm excited to participate in this online forum through C Spire Wireless," said Southern Miss Head Football Coach Ellis Johnson. "I know our fans are looking forward to the 2012 season and our efforts to build on our championship season last year. This forum will give me a good opportunity to give them a progress report on our efforts and answer any of their questions about the program."