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Cotton Bowl in Arlington will not be cowed by looming snowstorm

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Come hell or high water, the Cotton Bowl will go on: According to a statement from College Football Playoff officials, the big game between Texas and Ohio State — slated to take place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on January 10 — is still on schedule, despite an unpredictable winter storm bearing down on Dallas-Fort Worth.

Weather watchers are predicting 3-6 inches of snow on Thursday, January 9, with flurries starting on Wednesday night.

According to on3.com, Cotton Bowl officials met with emergency management, law enforcement, College Football Playoff leadership, and meteorologists, but with “little to no serious discussion” about rescheduling the game or any of its accompanying fan events, and the teams are expected to start arriving in DFW on January 9.

The game itself is played inside a dome, but the variable is in getting to and from the dome, with the possibility of slippery roads.

According to Accuweather, the high temperature on Friday will be 38 degrees, with "some snow in the morning, low clouds and very cold, turning breezy in the afternoon. Expect slippery travel early, then some improvement."

“We are routinely monitoring weather reports and we are in close contact with AT&T Stadium and local officials,” says the Cotton Bowl statement. “We always have plans for inclement weather. Should conditions warrant it, we will communicate to everyone attending and connected with this year’s Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.”

"The teams arrive as planned, and the 2025 CFP Semifinal at the 89th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic will kick off on Friday evening as scheduled," their post says, with just the tiniest bit of a snippy tone. "North Texas highways are already being brined and plans are in place to assure a safe environment for everyone in and around AT&T Stadium on game day."

Some of the comments are good including one that says "These games need to be played in the north, away from the snowflakes." Another observed that "The Super Bowl at Jerry's Stadium did not go well in bad weather."

Kickoff will take place at 6:30 pm from AT&T Stadium.

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Weekend Event Planner

These are the 8 best things to do in Fort Worth this weekend

Photo courtesy of Pat Green

Pat Green will pay at Billy Bob's Texas on January 25.

As the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo moves into its second weekend, it will be joined by a nice variety of new events. They include a film festival, three country concerts, screenings of an acclaimed new film, a lunar new year celebration, a concert featuring the score of an iconic film played live, and a well-known comedian.

Below are the best ways to spend your free time this weekend. Want more options? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.

Thursday, January 23

Denton Black Film Festival
The Denton Black Film Festival was created in order to address under-representation in film and media by giving Black stories an audience and Black creatives a platform. Highlights of the 2025 event include opening night film The Spook Who Sat By The Door, the documentary Bastards of Soul, narrative feature Mister Gates, and closing night film Champions of the Mic. Events will take place through Sunday at multiple venues, including Alamo Drafthouse Denton, Campus Theater, Margo Jones Performance Hall, and more.

Clint Black in concert
Just a few months after a recent concert at Billy Bob's Texas, country star Clint Black is back as part of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Auditorium Entertainment Series. A huge deal since his No. 1 debut album, Killin' Time, Black is one of the most noteworthy country musicians of the past 40 years. The first four singles of his career each went to No. 1 on the country charts, and only three of his first 32 songs failed to reach the top 10. He'll play at Will Rogers Auditorium. Find the entire FWSSR music lineup here.

Friday, January 24

Magnolia at the Modern: Oh, Canada
Aging filmmaker Leonard Fife (Richard Gere) wants to tell his unfiltered life story before it’s too late. Leonard sits for an extended interview with his former student Malcolm (Michael Imperioli), relating candid stories about his younger self (Jacob Elordi) in the tumultuous 1960s and beyond. His successes are held up against his failings and, as the man is cleansed of the myth, Leonard must confront what is left. Paul Schrader’s adaptation of Russell Banks’ novel sees him reunited with Gere more than 40 years after American Gigolo. There will be seven screenings through Sunday at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Kimbell Art Museum presents Lunar New Year Celebration
Kimbell Art Museum will ring in the Year of the Snake at this happy hour event co-hosted by Fort Worth Sister Cities International. Highlights will include traditional guzheng musical performances, Lunar New Year artmaking, and an Asian art-themed scavenger hunt. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Audiences can relive the magic of Steven Spielberg's classic Raiders of the Lost Ark, with John Williams’ epic score performed live to picture by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. In this adventure set in the 1930s, Indiana Jones is a quick-witted and hardy archaeologist who goes on the hunt for the Lost Ark of the Covenant. There will be performances on both Friday and Saturday at Bass Performance Hall.

Hyena's presents T.J. Miller
T.J. Miller is driven by the altruistic mission statement that life is fundamentally tragic and the best thing he can do is provide an ephemeral escapism from that tragedy which permeates everyday life by doing comedy. Miller, best known for starring in Silicon Valley, the Deadpool series, and the How to Train Your Dragon series, will perform four times through Saturday at Hyena's Comedy Nightclub.

Ned LeDoux in concert
Kids following in their parents' footsteps has a long tradition in the entertainment industry, although few manage to outshine their mother or father. Ned LeDoux is the son of cowboy musician Chris LeDoux, whose work inspired Garth Brooks and others. He has released four albums in his career, most recently Buckskin in 2022. He will play at Billy Bob's Texas.

Saturday, January 25

Pat Green in concert
Credited as one of Texas country’s modern-era founding fathers, Pat Green has traveled many roads in the nearly 30 years since his debut album, Dancehall Dreamer. Combining Southwestern country traditions with the rebellious spirit of rock ‘n’ roll, and adding in a poet’s literary flourish, it was Green’s vision which brought the organic, true-to-yourself Texas style to the country mainstream in the early 2000s.

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Pat Green will pay at Billy Bob's Texas on January 25.

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