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The Cotton Bowl was essentially the most anticipated bowl recreation
outdoors the Faculty Soccer Playoff. -
Previous to the kickoff, the ceremonial coin flip was
performed by the proprietor of a neighborhood automotive dealership. -
The visitor coin-flipper appeared confused and the coin
by no means “flipped.”
The extremely anticipated Cotton Bowl, between arguably the 2 finest
groups not within the Faculty Soccer Playoff, kicked off on Friday
evening, however not earlier than a controversial coin “flip” began the
affair.
As Ohio State and USC, the champions of the Pac-12 and the Large
Ten conferences, ready to fulfill within the Cotton Bowl, the pregame
ceremony was performed with a visitor coin flipper. The ceremonial
coin, with the 2 faculties’ logos on all sides, was to be flipped
by Gail Ewing of Ewing Buick, a neighborhood automotive dealership.
Not solely did Ewing look confused by her function within the procedings,
the coin by no means flipped. It was handed to her with Ohio State’s
facet up, and that is what landed.
Not an incredible begin to the night.