PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Memphis Tigers, who enter the postseason on the heels of their first outright American Athletic Conference Championship, were chosen by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee to face Penn State in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.
Memphis’ selection to a New Year’s Six bowl highlights a group of seven American Athletic Conference schools that will play in bowl games.
The Tigers’ appearance in the Cotton Bowl marks The American’s fifth New Year’s bowl bid since the formation of the conference in 2013. Teams from The American are 3-1 in previous New Year’s Bowls.