ACU CB Drew Cuffee, son of a former Texas A&M-Commerce basketball player and Homecoming Queen, ended the Wildcats' first-ever appearance in the Cotton Bowl in style. On the first play of overtime in a 14-14 game, Cuffee batted a Commerce pass into the air, caught the ball on his right hip as it fell, and rumbled 81 yards down the ACU sideline to give the Wildcats a 20-14 victory.
Cuffee's heroics bailed his team out on a night when the Wildcats and the weather were equally and probably not coincidentally sloppy. Three turnovers - one of which (Zach Stewart's second pick) was returned for a touchdown, nine penalties for 65 yards, and a TD surrendered with 32 seconds to go left the game tied at 14 at the end of regulation. But after ACU won the toss and elected to start out on defense, Cuffee ended the night on the first extra play.
No one cheered louder (not even me on the radio call) than Drew's folks, Russ and Deborah, who proved blood is even thicker than alma mater.
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Enjoyed the radio call. Though I wasn't quite sure on the last call if something good was happening for ACU, or if the booth was on fire. :)
What did you think of the Cotton Bowl setting? Is that a place ACU should consider playing a game every 2-3 years, given the alumni base in the Metroplex? After the city of Dallas spent so much money on it, I think they are looking for as any games as possible in the facility, in order to justify the expense of keeping the Tex-OU game in Dallas.
Sounded like a fun night. Sorry to have missed it.
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