Spending Christmas in El Paso is a great prize in itself, but the Cougs and Canes got a little extra bonus yesterday too.
The team landed in El Paso yesterday, where they got a heroes welcome and got the chance to see Mike Leach in a sombrero. Today, they got to business, taking the practice field for a special Texas Tuesday edition of "Thursday Night Football". But after all this pesky "preparation" was over, the team had the opportunity to partake in some bowl game benefits.
The team picked up their Sun Bowl swag, including a watch, pullover, commemorative coin, cap and backpack.