The Cotton Bowl Classic didn’t land TCU, the team it hoped would fall in its Tarrant County lap, but it’s difficult to say the Cotton didn’t get a premier matchup of college football powers.
Big Ten champion Ohio State, which finished one spot out of the College Football Playoff, will face Pac-12 champion USC on Dec. 29 (7:30 p.m., ESPN) at AT&T Stadium.
The game might be the best of the bowl season, including the CFP Final Four, with both rosters filled with NFL talent and both programs oozing tradition.
“The Cotton Bowl, the folks in Dallas, they do such a great job,” College Football Playoff selection committe chair Kirby Hocutt said.