On the level of excitement of playing in the Cotton Bowl: “All my focus is on this game. Quarterback Brady Cook Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Brady Cook, Jayden Jernigan, Kris Abrams-Draine, and Theo Wease were made available to the media of Tuesday afternoon and here’s what they had to say. This group of Tigers will have an opportunity to cap off a great season by winning it’s first New Year’s Six bowl game (the term given to the Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Peach, Rose, and Sugar Bowl when the College Football Playoff was created in 2014). Mizzou has played in the Cotton Bowl three previous times in program history, 1945, 2008, and 2014, winning two of three matchups. 7 Ohio State, one of college football’s most prestigious programs, in the 88th Cotton Bowl Classic, one of College Football’s most historic bowl games. 29, the ninth-ranked Tigers will face No. After a 10-2 season, where Missouri exceeded every external expectations, the job is still yet to be finished.