Texas Lottery Veteran Recognition: Mike Cotten

On Saturday, Texas football letterman and retired Marine Captain Mike Cotten will be honored during the coin toss.

Mike CottenAs the longtime Texas Football head coach, Darrell Royal let it be known he wasn't a fan of the forward pass. In fact, the coaching legend once famously said, "I've always felt that three things can happen to you whenever you throw the football, and two of them are bad."

For any quarterback playing under Royal, discipline was a prized commodity. A necessity.

During his days playing for Royal, quarterback Mike Cotten met with his head coach almost daily.

"He was the coach, and we were the players," Cotten recalled. "In order to hold your position, you had to perform. ……