Dec. 26, 2006

Dallas - The No. 10 Auburn football team arrived in Dallas for the 71st AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Tuesday after the Tigers took four days off for the holidays. Auburn will face the No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers on New Year's Day.

Head Coach Tommy Tuberville addressed his players with a brief meeting before the team joined Nebraska at a "welcome party" hosted by FOX Sports.

"For the first night, I wanted to lay down the law so the players know what to do and what not to do this week," Tuberville said about the meeting. "We have some young players who have never been to a bowl, so I wanted everyone to know what I expect this week. But we have a mature team so I don't expect there will be any problems."

Auburn will work out for the first time in Dallas tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Ford Stadium on the SMU campus. The first 15 minutes of practice is open to the media to obtain video footage, then closed for the rest of practice.

"Tomorrow we will get our nose to the grindstone," Tuberville said. "Tomorrow will be a longer practice for us and we want to get started on the right foot as we get ready for Nebraska."

Following practice Auburn will conduct its Media Day at Ford Stadium, with Coach Tuberville and players available for approximately one hour.

Kickoff for the 71st AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic is slated for 10:40 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1. The game will be televised nationally on FOX Sports and broadcasted nationally on radio by Westwood One.

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