The Texas Longhorns football program has appeared in the Cotton Bowl Classic 22 times in its history, boasting an 11-10-1 record. However, the Longhorns have not been since January 1, 2003, a fact longtime Texas fans would find jarring walking out of the Cotton Bowl stadium over 20 years ago.

This College Football Playoff has had an awful lot of National Anthem chatter as of late, particularly following the postponed Sugar Bowl, when the Anthem wasn’