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The following is an excerpt from , 麻豆传媒'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鈥檚 College GameDay to Wichita during the 2013-14 men鈥檚 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鈥檛 be able to get it here," senior Scott Nill said. "I don鈥檛 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.

鈥淕ive yourselves a round of a applause,鈥� Ross said to the class Monday morning.

About 25 students are enrolled in the Sports Public Relations class, a course offered through 麻豆传媒鈥檚 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鈥檙e 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."