When Oklahoma State and Ole Miss met in the Cotton Bowl Classic this month, coaches raved about the perks of playing in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area — one of the most fertile recruiting …

MOBILE, Ala. – Five players turning heads in Mobile, Ala., impressing watchful NFL eyes during this week’s Senior Bowl practices: Dexter McCluster is impressing scouts with his speed, toughness and versatility. Riley Cooper, WR, Florida

SUNDAY NIGHT LEAGUE January 17, 2010 W L A T Refrigeration 13 3 Have N Fun 12 4 Art’s Radiator Works 10 6 Cotton Bowl Lanes 10 6 Pin Snatchers 10 6 Gene’s Team 9 7 Mesa Tops 8 8 Strike Force 6 10 Misfits 6 10 Silver Bullet 5 11 Fearsome Four 3 13 Week’s High Games Men – Tim Black 267, Doug Kipphut 231, Dan Morrison 228

Ever wonder what NFL life would be like with the ‘Landry Trophy’ instead of the Lombardi Trophy?

— Never too early for bracket projections. Rivals has Ole Miss as a 7 seed in a Cotton Bowl rematch against Oklahoma State

As the 1998 college football season wound down, the University of Nebraska was the dream team to planners of the Holiday Bowl game at Qualcomm Stadium. The Cornhuskers would mean a huge visitor turnout, it was thought — as many as 30,000 fans — as long as the Cotton Bowl didn’t exercise a prerogative to pre-empt the San Diego pick.

SUNDAY NIGHT LEAGUE January 10, 2010 W L Art’s Radiator Works 10 2 A T Refrigeration 9 3 Pin Snatchers 9 3 Have N Fun 8 4 Cotton Bowl Lanes 8 4 Mesa Tops 7 5 Gene’s Team 6 6 Strike Force 6 6 Silver Bullet 5 7 Misfits 3 9 Fearsome Four 1 11 Week’s High Games Men – Dan Rodman 260, Gilbert Torres 235, Tony Aguirre 232

Saturday, Dec. 19 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Wyoming 35, Fresno State 28, 2OT St.

SUNDAY NIGHT LEAGUE January 3, 2010 W L Art’s Radiator Works 7 1 A T Refrigeration 6 2 Mesa Tops 6 2 Have N Fun 5 3 Cotton Bowl Lanes 5 3 Strike Force 5 3 Pin Snatchers 5 3 Silver Bullet 4 4 Gene’s Team 3 5 Misfits 2 6 Fearsome Four 0 8 Week’s High Games Men – Tim Black 246, Bill Nowry 227, Gilbert Ferguson 225

COTTON BOWL HAS A NEW HOME Wednesday, January 06, 2010 I have always considered myself a traditionalist when it comes to sports and I hate change about as …