Adding another neutral site game during the State Fair.
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State Fair of Texas officials today announced an addition to next year's slate of college football games, with Air Force set to play the New Mexico on Oct. 15, 2016.
"We have a lot of our football players and alums from the great state of Texas," Air Force athletic director Jim Knowlton said. "For recruiting, for football, for alums, for all the military bases in Texas...this is a great place for an academy to play a game and we know we'll be well embraced."
The announcement, made at the front gates of the Cotton Bowl, featured representatives from the Air Force, the State Fair and the city.
Knowlton said the school has had informal discussions for years about playing a game at the state fair. Negotiations became more serious after a visit to Colorado Springs last year by Pete Schenkel and Alan Walne, both former state fair chairmen, and Mayor Mike Rawlings.
The contest will count as a home game for Air Force, which currently has 18 Texans listed on its roster. The school will be looking to improve on its performance from the last time it played at the Cotton Bowl, when it tied 0-0 with TCU in the 1959 Cotton Bowl Classic.
State fair president Mitchell Glieber said officials are always looking for additional games to host at the Cotton Bowl during the fair.
"It's a unique environment for their players and fans that can't be duplicated," he said. "They have a strong alumni base in Texas and their a service academy, which resonates with a lot of folks.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/co...lay-at-cotton-bowl-during-2016-state-fair.ece
State Fair of Texas officials today announced an addition to next year's slate of college football games, with Air Force set to play the New Mexico on Oct. 15, 2016.
"We have a lot of our football players and alums from the great state of Texas," Air Force athletic director Jim Knowlton said. "For recruiting, for football, for alums, for all the military bases in Texas...this is a great place for an academy to play a game and we know we'll be well embraced."
The announcement, made at the front gates of the Cotton Bowl, featured representatives from the Air Force, the State Fair and the city.
Knowlton said the school has had informal discussions for years about playing a game at the state fair. Negotiations became more serious after a visit to Colorado Springs last year by Pete Schenkel and Alan Walne, both former state fair chairmen, and Mayor Mike Rawlings.
The contest will count as a home game for Air Force, which currently has 18 Texans listed on its roster. The school will be looking to improve on its performance from the last time it played at the Cotton Bowl, when it tied 0-0 with TCU in the 1959 Cotton Bowl Classic.
State fair president Mitchell Glieber said officials are always looking for additional games to host at the Cotton Bowl during the fair.
"It's a unique environment for their players and fans that can't be duplicated," he said. "They have a strong alumni base in Texas and their a service academy, which resonates with a lot of folks.
