Team Rivalry Gets Stickier With New College Duck Tape(R) for Buckeyes and Wolverines Fans

AVON, OH--(Marketwire - Sep 11, 2012) - Few college football rivalries come close to the legendary match-up between The Ohio State University (OSU) Buckeyes and The University of Michigan (Michigan) Wolverines. When these two teams face-off, Buckeyes fans unite in a sea of scarlet and gray, while Wolverines die-hards adorn themselves in head-to-toe maize and blue. Football fans nationwide sport jerseys, hats and banners to root on their favorite team -- and now they can fix up their tailgates with true sportsmanlike conduct as OSU and Michigan are the latest teams to join the College Duck Tape^® brand duct tape roster.

New OSU and Michigan College Duck Tape^® are handy to have at your next tailgate or even in your toolbox. Now, fans from both sides can show their support and allegiance to their team while making repairs to everything from leaky coolers and broken folding chairs to loose banners and torn tents.

"The rivalry between the Buckeyes and the Wolverines has a long-standing history, and we're excited to help these fans demonstrate their love for their team and take their loyalty to a whole new level with these two additions to our line of College Duck Tape^®," said Randy Lear, vice president of marketing for ShurTech Brands, LLC, the marketers of Duck Tape^® brand duct tape. "From minor fixes and repairs to livening up any tailgate party in countless fun and innovative ways, we're excited to see how Duck Tape^® enthusiasts and team fanatics incorporate OSU and Michigan College Duck Tape^® into their game-day festivities."

OSU and Michigan join the current officially licensed College Duck Tape^® family of more than 40 teams:

• The University of Alabama
• Appalachian State University
• The University of Arizona
• Arizona State University
• University of Arkansas
• Auburn University
• Boise State University
• Brigham Young University
• University of California - Los Angeles
• Clemson University
• University of Colorado
• University of Florida
• Florida State University
• University of Georgia
• Georgia Tech
• University of Illinois
• The University of Kansas
• University of Kentucky
• Louisiana State University
• University of Maryland
• Michigan State University
• The University of Minnesota
• Mizzou - University of Missouri
• University of Nebraska
• University of North Carolina
• North Carolina State University
• University of Notre Dame
• The University of Oklahoma
• Oklahoma State University
• Ole Miss
• Oregon State University
• University of Oregon
• Penn State
• University of South Carolina
• University of Tennessee
• The University of Texas at Austin
• Texas A&M University
• Texas Tech University
• University of Utah
• Virginia Tech
• Wake Forest University
• University of Washington
• West Virginia University
• University of Wisconsin

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An American original, Duck^® brand is known for its quality and innovation, which now includes more than 100 colors, prints and licenses. Duck Tape^® brand duct tape is available nationally at mass merchandise, craft, hardware, home center, food, drug, office, auto and specialty retailers in colors like aqua, fluorescent green, pink, orange and yellow, and prints such as Mustache, Graffiti and Zig-Zag.

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SHURTECH BRANDS, LLC
ShurTech Brands, LLC, markets do-it-yourself tapes, office and housewares products under the Duck^®, FrogTape^®, Painter's Mate Green^®, Caremail^®, Easy Liner^® and Shurtape^®  brands. The company is a subsidiary of Shurtape Technologies, LLC, Hickory, N.C., an industry-leading producer of pressure sensitive masking, duct, packaging and specialty tape products, with facilities in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico, Peru, United Arab Emirates and China. Shurtape services numerous markets, including industrial, packaging, HVAC, professional paint, auto, marine, aerospace, arts and entertainment, and retail. Shurtape also manufactures and markets the Shurtape^® and Kip^® brands. Visit ShurTech.com for more information.

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