With the first year of the expanded playoff format, the season will run through the third week of January. Along the way, there will be 11 games ... 1. The semifinals will be played at the Cotton ...

Bowl games’ place in the overall ecosystem of college football teetered before the expansion of the Playoff to 12 teams, through a combination ... beaten runaway No. 1 and No. 2 USC and Texas ...

Facing 4th-and-1 one on the Nebraska six-yard line with 19 seconds remaining, Elston took the snap and fired the ball through three ... scoring Cotton Bowl in the game's long history.

College football players appearing in bowl ... some games considerably better than others, but gone are the days of a $500 shopping spree with teammates at Best Buy or picking through options ...