DALLAS (AP) – The first college football game of 2011 is a bowl that’s never been held before, pitting unranked 7-5 teams that have never met and have little in common.
At least the early risers tuning in for the TicketCity Bowl between Texas Tech and Northwestern might recognize the setting – the Cotton Bowl.
Only the Rose Bowl has hosted more college bowl games than this venue in Dallas’ Fair Park. Its namesake game moved to the Dallas Cowboys’ palatial stadium last season, and some locals thought it was a shame for this 92,000-seat stadium to sit empty on New Year’s Day. So organizers came up with a matchup between middling schools from the Big 12 and Big Ten to take its place.
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