Cotton Bowl Bores Texans

Without a team from Texas in the Cotton Bowl, the matchup between No. 12 Oregon and No. 7 Colorado has not drawn much fan interest in the 60th annual classic on Jan. 1.

“It’s not going to be a sellout,” said John Crawford, president of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association.

Not only are ticket sales slow in Dallas, fans from both schools haven’t exactly taken a liking to the game.

Colorado has sold only about 6,300 tickets, said ticket manager Caroline Fenton.

Oregon ticket manager Hunt Holsapple said the school probably won’t sell many more than 11,000 tickets already purchased by fans.

Each school is responsible for selling at least 12,500 tickets at $45 each. The Cotton Bowl seats 68,252.