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LSU Locks in, Stomps Texas A&M in Cotton Bowl

By Terrance HarrisJan 8th 2011 – 12:17AM

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The emotions seemed to be overflowing as LSU coach Les Miles hugged his players and enthusiastically joined them in singing the Tigers' fight song after their win over Texas A&M during Friday night's 75th AT&T Cotton Bowl. Maybe this was Miles' final game leading the Tigers. Maybe it wasn't as rumors...

LSU vs. Texas A&M: Cotton Bowl

By FanHouse StaffJan 7th 2011 – 5:00PM

The LSU Tigers face the Texas A&M Aggies in the 75th Cotton Bowl Friday night in Cowboys Stadium. It will air at 8:00 on FOX. Texas A&M is ranked 18th while LSU is 11th. The two teams come in having taken differing paths. LSU began the season 7-0 and got into BCS title contention before losing at Auburn. The Tigers...

Ryan Tannehill Leads Texas A&M Offense After Long Wait

By Terrance HarrisJan 6th 2011 – 7:23PM

ARLINGTON, Texas -- For the better part of three seasons, Ryan Tannehill believed and hoped his chance to play quarterback for the Texas A&M Aggies would come. Then he would trot out onto the football field and play the role of the Aggies' trusty wide receiver. It was something of a weird paradox Tannehill existed in,...

Stevan Ridley Cleared for Cotton Bowl

By FanHouse StaffJan 3rd 2011 – 7:35PM

Stevan Ridley will reportedly be able to suit up with his teammates in the Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M Friday night. The LSU running back's status was in question since coach Les Miles said on Dec. 22 that Ridley may have to miss the game due to a one-time academic violation. The Associated Press is reporting that...

Stevan Ridley Possibly Ineligible for LSU in Cotton Bowl

By FanHouse StaffDec 22nd 2010 – 3:25PM

Stevan Ridley has been ruled academically ineligible by the NCAA. The LSU running back and his team are appealing the decision and hope to hear an answer before the Tigers square off against Texas A&M on Jan. 7. "This was a one-time incident," head coach Les Miles told the Associated Press. "The school has been...

Cotton Bowl News From the Web

  • 01/21/12 McCollum's Column: From buses to ads — a range of... Source: Conway Log Cabin Democrat - Conway AR TWINKIE BREAKDOWNS: On the way to Thibodaux, La., for last week's basketball game against Nicholls State, the bus carrying the University of Central Arkansas Sugar Bears broke down.

Background on Cotton Bowl

The Cotton Bowl Classic is a college football bowl game that pits the second-choice team of the Big 12 against the third- or fourth-choice team of the SEC.

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