Texas A&M Accepts Bid to 75th Cotton Bowl Classic
COLLEGE STATION (CBSDFW.COM) - The Texas A&M football team is Cotton Bowl-bound as Tuesday the Aggies accepted a bid to the 75th Cotton Bowl Classic. The game will be played at Cowboys Stadium on Jan. 7.
The Aggies (9-3, 6-2 Big 12) finished the 2010 regular season as one of college football's hottest teams with six consecutive victories and finished tied for first place in the Big 12 Conference's South Division. Texas A&M will face a team from the Southeastern Conference, which will be determined following this weekend's SEC Championship Game.
The trip to the Cotton Bowl Classic will be the 12th all-time for Aggies and their first since 2005 when Texas A&M fell to Tennessee, 38-7. It also marks the second straight bowl appearance for Texas A&M under head coach Mike Sherman.
The 2011 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic will be nationally televised and kickoff is set for 7:27 p.m. on January 7th.
Limited tickets remain and can be ordered online at www.attcottonbowl.com or by calling 888-792-BOWL (2695).
