The Cotton Bowl is one of the longest running bowl games in the history of college football. The game has been played annually since 1937, but for the first time it was moved out of Cotton Bowl Stadium and into the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Though the game had a new venue for its 2010 edition, one of the teams was very familiar with the game. The Ole Miss Rebels won this game over Texas Tech last season and returned to the New Year’s Day classic in the hope f gaining a repeat. Ole Miss did just that with a 21-7 over Oklahoma State.

This was a match up teams that might have played in the postseason anyway if they had lived up to expectations. Both teams were dark horse national title contenders when the season began, but both teams stumbled and did not reach the promised land of Pasadena. The turf in the new state of the art Cowboys Stadium would have to do, however. This game was certainly close enough to be a national championship game. Both teams engaged in a defensive struggle for three quarters before the Rebels were able to pull away for their second straight Cotton Bowl victory.

Dexter McCluster showed his potential during the Rebels’ field day. His chances of making it to the list of draft picks as NFL during the first round were very high. McCluster made 182 yards run on 32 carries and some touchdowns while carrying on Rebels’ defense. He gave the game its first score after busting 87 yard run when only 11 minutes and 19 seconds were left to go in the second quarter. This gave the Rebels a lead of 7-0 by half time, a sure sign of impending victory.

Defense was the strongest point for the Ole Miss Rebels, and Zac Robinson was certainly not among the beneficiaries of that defense. This defense also produced numerous passing offences seen in the history of college football. They were however unable to keep The Cowboys away from the board during the third quarter. Keith Toston, the running back, made sure that Oklahoma was in the end zone through his trick play. He stopped in the middle of the line with one play and made a successful jump pass to Wilson Youman. Andre Sexton set up an interceptive touchdown at the 12 yard line to make a short drive.

From there Ole Miss put things in the hands of McCluster and its defense. As Zac Robinson fumble gave Ole Miss the ball on the Oklahoma State 34 yard line and the Rebels were able to break the tie five plays later when McCluster scored on a short run. That score came at 4:03, and the Ole Miss defense put an exclamation point on the game a few minutes later. Hubert Anyiam squashed any hope of an Oklahoma State comeback when he picked off a Robinson pass and returned it 34 yards for a clinching touchdown.

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