17th bowl, but first Cotton, for veteran OSU coordinator

In 40-plus years of coaching, Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Bill Young has been in lots of bowl games - Rose, Orange, Holiday, Liberty, etc.

But this will be Young's first AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic.

Young, 63, has coached in the NFL and high school ranks in addition to his vast experience at the college level. He was born in Hereford, Texas and grew up in Oklahoma City revering the Cotton Bowl as a New Year's tradition.

"I've been to the Rose, the Orange, but I had never been to the Cotton Bowl," Young said. "I'm excited about it."

A list of the bowls Young has coached in, and the schools he coached for:

2010 - AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic (Oklahoma State)
2008 - Emerald Bowl (Miami)
2008 - Orange Bowl (Kansas)
2005 - Fort Worth Bowl (Kansas)
2003 - Tangerine Bowl (Kansas)
1998 - Sun Bowl (Southern California)
1996 - Citrus Bowl (Ohio State)
1995 - Citrus Bowl (Ohio State)
1993 - Holiday Bowl (Ohio State)
1992 - Hall of Fame Bowl (Ohio State)
1991 - Liberty Bowl (Ohio State)
1990 - Hall of Fame Bowl (Ohio State)
1989 - Blue/Grey Bowl
1988 - Freedom Bowl (Arizona State)
1987 - Rose Bowl (Arizona State)
1985 - Holiday Bowl (Arizona State)
1976 - Tangerine Bowl (Oklahoma State)