In 1948, in the first-ever meeting between the Nittany Lions and Mustangs, Penn State competed with two Black players — Wally Triplett and Dennie Hoggard — against SMU in the Cotton Bowl ...

Joel Klatt pointed out a few teams that could surprise in 2025 and make the CFP, plus a Big Ten venue flying under the radar.

The 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic is set to take place on Saturday ... Tulane enters the game on a three-game win streak, having defeated SMU, Cincinnati, and UCF in their last three games.

including a 7-3 victory against Pitt and quarterback Dan Marino in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 1983. Before the end of the decade, however, SMU was handed the death penalty by the NCAA for ...

Meanwhile, SMU was 9-0-1, those pesky ties which later ... that Doak Walker - and were Southwest Conference champions who entered the Cotton Bowl off a tie against rival TCU.