The following is an excerpt from The Sunflower, Wichita State University's student-run newspaper

Wichita State's Sport Public Relations class likes to prove people wrong.

Last year, the class launched a campaign to get ESPN’s College GameDay to Wichita during the 2013-14 men’s basketball season. Class instructor Mike Ross decided to repeat the assignment again this semester, using the hashtag "#BringGameDaytoWichita" on social media platforms.

Twitter users let the students have it.

"They said we wouldn’t be able to get it here," senior Scott Nill said. "I don’t think any of the other schools are running a campaign like this.

"It paid off."

After the Athletic Department confirmed over the weekend that GameDay would make its first appearance on Saturday at Charles Koch Arena, the class had a reason to celebrate this week.

“Give yourselves a round of a applause,” Ross said to the class Monday morning.

About 25 students are enrolled in the Sports Public Relations class, a course offered through WSU’s Sports Management Department. At the beginning of the semester, they were divided up into groups based on strengths and weaknesses.

Junior Lauren Davis took on the responsibility of making promotional signs.

"It's so important to get your message out and have visual aids so people can see what you’re trying to do," Davis said. "We made the hashtag signs, which have been a huge success. We've had them at several businesses and all around campus and at games."

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