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CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic<br />
Wednesday, December 26, <strong>2018</strong><br />
<strong>Media</strong> Headquarters Open Omni Dallas (Trinity Foyer) 7 - 6 p.m.<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Hospitality Open Omni Dallas (Trinity Ballroom) 7 - 1 a.m.<br />
Team B Interviews – Offense & Defense Omni Dallas (Dallas Ballroom) 8:30-9:15 a.m.<br />
Team A Interviews – Offense & Defense Omni Dallas (Dallas Ballroom) 9:30-10:15 a.m.<br />
Team B Practice (open first 15 minutes) AT&T Stadium 10 a.m.-1 p.m.<br />
Team A Practice (open first 15 minutes) AT&T Stadium 2-5 p.m.<br />
Dr Pepper/Hilton Anatole Theme Party Hilton Anatole (Chantilly) 7 -10 p.m.<br />
Thursday, December 27, <strong>2018</strong><br />
<strong>Media</strong> Headquarters Open Omni Dallas (Trinity Foyer) 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Hospitality Open Omni Dallas (Trinity Ballroom) 6 a.m. – 1 a.m.<br />
Team A <strong>Media</strong> Day (Live on ESPN) AT&T Stadium 8-8:45 a.m.<br />
Team A Hospital Visit TBD TBD<br />
Team B <strong>Media</strong> Day (Live on ESPN) AT&T Stadium 9:30-10:15 a.m.<br />
Team B Practice (Closed) AT&T Stadium 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.<br />
Team B Hospital Visit TBD TBD<br />
Team A Practice (Closed) AT&T Stadium 2-5 p.m.<br />
Friday, December 28, <strong>2018</strong><br />
<strong>Media</strong> Headquarters Open Omni Dallas (Trinity Foyer) 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Hospitality Open Omni Dallas (Trinity Ballroom) 7 a.m. - 1 a.m.<br />
Head Coaches News Conference (Live on ESPN) Omni Dallas (Dallas Ballroom) 9-9:30 a.m.<br />
Photographers & TV Logistics Meeting Omni Dallas (Dallas Ballroom) 9:45 a.m.<br />
Goodyear Big Play Luncheon Hilton Anatole (Chantilly) 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.<br />
Team B Walk-Thru (Closed) AT&T Stadium TBD<br />
Team A Walk-Thru (Closed) AT&T Stadium TBD<br />
TV Live Shot Availability (End Zone Painting) AT&T Stadium 5:30 p.m. (approx.)<br />
Denim & Diamonds Party Gaylord Texan (Glass Cactus) 7-10 p.m.<br />
Saturday, December 29, <strong>2018</strong><br />
<strong>Media</strong> Headquarters Open Omni Dallas (Trinity Foyer) 7 a.m. - TBD<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Hospitality Open Omni Dallas (Trinity Ballroom) 7 a.m. - TBD<br />
Goodyear Fan Huddle Up AT&T Stadium Plazas 4 Hours to Kickoff<br />
Photographers & TV Logistics Meeting AT&T Stadium 3 Hours to Kickoff<br />
Pre-Game Pageantry AT&T Stadium TBD<br />
CFP Semifinal / Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic AT&T Stadium 3 or 7 p.m. (CT)<br />
Presentation of Field Scovell Trophy AT&T Stadium TBD<br />
Post-Game News Conference AT&T Stadium TBD<br />
Post-Game <strong>Media</strong> Meal & Hospitality Omni Dallas (Trinity Ballroom) TBD<br />
Designated team hotels:<br />
Team B – Gaylord Texan<br />
Team A – Hilton Anatole<br />
1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, TX 76051 2201 N. Stemmons Frwy, Dallas, 75207<br />
817-778-1000, Fax 817-722-2184 214-748-1200<br />
Designated media hotel:<br />
Omni Dallas Hotel<br />
555 S. Lamar Avenue<br />
Dallas, TX 75202<br />
Hotel Switchboard: 214-744-6664<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Headquarters: 972-401-0061<br />
(NOTE: <strong>Media</strong> reservations made through online credential<br />
registration process. Contact Michael Konradi, 817-892-4804<br />
Michael@cottonbowl.com, or David Waller, 817-892-4813,<br />
david@cottonbowl.com for information.)<br />
Local airports: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): American, American Eagle, Delta, Frontier,<br />
United, AeroMexico, Alaska Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways, JetBlue, Spirit, Sun Country<br />
Love Field (Dal): Southwest Airlines, Virgin America Airlines, United Airlines, Seaport Airlines and Delta Airlines.<br />
Local tourism bureau: Experience Arlington/Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau, Decima Mullin, Marketing<br />
& Public Relations, 817-265-7721, decima@arlington.org<br />
Prominent area tourist attractions:<br />
AT&T Stadium, Six Flags Over Texas, Fort Worth Stockyards, Sundance Square, Fort Worth Museum District, Fort Worth Zoo,<br />
Dallas Arts District, Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas Zoo, Sixth Floor Museum, Perot Museum of Nature & Science<br />
DIRECTIONS<br />
>From main arrival airport to stadium:<br />
South Exit from DFW Airport. Follow signs for TX 360 S./Arlington, merge onto TX-360 South. Take exit toward<br />
TX- 180/Division St., keep right at the fork to continue toward TX-180 W./E. Division St., turn right onto TX-180<br />
W./E. Division St. Turn right onto N. Collins St. (0.6 miles), turn right on E. Randol Mill Rd., AT&T Stadium media<br />
parking is Lot 3 and Lot 10, each can be accessed from E. Randol Mill Rd. (to access Lot 3, enter Lot 2 entrance at<br />
the corner of Cedarland Plaza and E. Randol Mill Rd.).<br />
>From main arrival airport to media hotel:<br />
Depart DFW airport South Exit. Follow Hwy. 183 East to Dallas. Merge with I-35E South. Proceed on I-35 E toward<br />
downtown Dallas. Follow signs to Texarkana. Move into right lane and exit at Lamar. Exit Omni Dallas and turn<br />
left onto Lamar Street. Proceed on Lamar Street. Continue on Lamar, pass underneath the Dallas Convention<br />
Center, then turn left into the main entrance of the Omni Dallas.<br />
>From media hotel to stadium:<br />
Exit Omni Dallas and turn left onto Lamar Avenue. Proceed on Lamar and then turn left onto Elm Street. Follow<br />
signs to connect with I-35E South. Once on I-35 E, exit quickly onto I-30 West to Fort Worth. Proceed on I-30<br />
West for 18 miles. Exit onto Ballpark Way/AT&T Way/Baird’s Farm Road (Exit 29), follow access road to stoplight<br />
and turn left onto AT&T Way. Turn right onto Randol Mill Road, turn left at the stoplight of Cedarland Plaza and<br />
E. Randol Mill Rd., into the stadium’s main entrance at Lots 1 & 2. <strong>Media</strong> parking is traditionally Lot 3 or Lot 10.<br />
Lot 3 is to the left of the main entrance. Lot 10 is to the right of the main entrance. For practice days, from I-30<br />
West, exit onto Ballpark Way/AT&T Way/Baird’s Farm Road (Exit 29), follow access road to stoplight and turn<br />
left onto AT&T Way. At the stoplight, proceed through Randol Mill Road, then turn right into Lot 5 and park on<br />
south side of AT&T Stadium (enter for practice through Employee Entrance, located to the right of Entry E).<br />
Other Trivia:<br />
- In January 1936, Dallas oilman J. Curtis Sanford established the Cotton Bowl Classic. the first game was played on<br />
Jan. 1, 1937, when TCU beat Marquette 16-6.<br />
- The last Classic played at Cotton Bowl Stadium was in 2009 when a record 88,175 watched Ole Miss outlast Texas Tech<br />
in the second highest scoring game in bowl history, 47-34. The game moved to AT&T Stadium in Arlington in 2010.<br />
Major <strong>Media</strong> in the area:<br />
Dallas Morning News KTCK-AM 1310 Radio KTXA-TV 21 (Ind.) KTVT-TV 11 (CBS)<br />
Fort Worth Star Telegram KLIF-AM 570 Radio KDAF-TV 33 (CW) KXAS-TV 5 (NBC)<br />
KESN-FM 103.3 ESPN Radio KSKY-AM 660 Radio KFWD-TV 52 (Ind.) WFAA-TV 8 (ABC)<br />
KRLD-AM 1080 & FM 105.3 Radio WBAP-AM 820 Radio Fox Sports Southwest KDFW-TV 4 (Fox)<br />
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