AT&T is running a promotion that could bring the Dave Matthews Band to the University of Kansas for a free concert.

Dubbed “The World’s Largest Pep Rally,” the contest is open to Division I football schools from across the nation, with the winner receiving a free concert from the band on the week of Nov. 12. The concert would serve as a pep rally for Kansas’ Nov. 17 game against Iowa State at Memorial Stadium.

The contest asks students to vote for their schools and send messages to invite the Dave Matthews Band via AT&T wireless phones or online at the AT&T Blue Room, www.attblueroom.com. Invitations can be text messages, videos, photos or song parodies. In choosing the winner, AT&T will consider the school with the most votes and the most creative invitations.

Crystal Reed, a 2006 graduate and former member of the rowing team, is AT&T’s representative with the Athletics Department for the promotion.

“KU has an incredible chance at this concert,” Reed said. “Music is really big in Lawrence.”

Reed said she had found no record of the band ever having a concert in Lawrence.

“I’ve always dreamed of going to a Dave Matthews concert, and this is a perfect way to do it,” Megan Homolka, Claflin senior, said.

Homolka said she liked how the competition integrated athletics with music.

“Having a Dave Matthews concert is definitely a good way to show school spirit because everybody gets excited for music,” she said.

Voting is free, and up to 50 votes are allowed per person per day. Students can also win prizes such as a plasma TV for sending the most creative invitations. The competition began on Saturday. As of Monday, Reed said, Iowa State led the competition.

“I’m so passionate about this,” Reed said. “I can’t sleep at night.”

Voting closes on Oct. 15. The winner is expected to be announced on Oct. 17.

­­­­­— Edited by Rachel Bock