Here's how the Cotton Bowl got its name as it prepares to host yet another Red River Rivalry game between Texas and Oklahoma

As is true most days, the 94-year-old Cotton Bowl on this recent morning was mostly empty, silent. The exception was a group of reporters and their tour guides — three stadium architects with a combined century-plus of experience — pausing in the ground-level concourse,

The Red River Rivalry is one of the biggest games in college football this year. On Saturday, thousands of fans will flock to Fair Park for the game which will be held at the historic Cotton Bowl stadium.