USC trying to get over its hang-up with AT&T

Although the iconic Cotton Bowl stadium in downtown Dallas is alive, well and only slightly worse for wear after 87 years, Friday's Cotton Bowl game between No. 8 USC and No. 5 Ohio State will be played in AT&T Stadium, the palatial suburban home of the Dallas Cowboys.

AT&T Stadium has an artificial playing surface, and both of USC's losses have come on similar fields. The Trojans are 10-0 on grass.

"We all remember that game and we all know exactly how it felt," linebacker Cameron Smith said. "Probably the worst loss a lot of us have taken."

"It means something for us to be back here," he said. "It's significant to how far we've come. We're in the Cotton Bowl. Everyone knows how much that…