Gathered at the FWAA’s Awards Breakfast on Jan. 9, 2017, in Tampa are, from left, Rick Baker, president and CEO of the Cotton Bowl, Michael Konradi of the Cotton Bowl staff, Alfred White of the College Football Playoff staff, Jay McAuley, chairman of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association, and Fin Ewing III, past chairman of the Cotton Bowl. Photo by Melissa Macatee.