CREDENTIALS: Credentials become available on Thursday, Dec. 26 at the Omni Dallas Hotel’s media headquarters. Individuals may claim all credentials issued to his/her media organization. However, social event invitations and media gifts must be picked up individually. Credentials will not be available at the Omni on game day. Instead, all remaining credentials become available at Media Will Call at Entry A, located on the north side of AT&T Stadium. Will Call opens at 7:00 a.m. Temporary credentials will be issued for the Arrival Day news conferences and the two practice days with 15-minute media windows for both Memphis and Penn State. These credentials will be distributed on the media bus or may be obtained at the practice entrance which is the Lot 5 Employee Entrance on the south side of AT&T Stadium.

MEDIA CREDENTIALS

WORKING MEDIA AREAS: The media areas at AT&T Stadium open at 7:00 a.m. on game day, four hours before kickoff. The Main Press Box and Radio Network Booths are located at Star Level on the north side of the stadium. These areas are situated a hundred yards apart with the Main Press Box at the northwest corner and the Radio Booths at the northeast corner. Photographers and vid-eographers have access to a Digital Workroom at the northwest corner of field level. This workroom is in close proximity to the West End Zone patch panels for live shots and the live truck parking compound. The Digital Workroom also serves as the distribution area for postgame interviews and the ESPN telecast.

PRINT/DIGITAL WORKROOM MEDIA ENTRANCE - ENTRY J/K: The entrance for the Main Press Box and Digital Workroom is located at the northwest corner of AT&T Stadium. Media that are assigned Lot 10 parking should access the sta-dium through the double glass doors between J and K, walk toward the main concourse and turn left prior to the Mezzanine Level Stairs to reach the eleva-tors. Signage will be posted at the press box elevator.

RADIO NETWORKS/PHOTOGRAPHERS MEDIA ENTRANCE - ENTRY B: A second point of entry for media into AT&T Stadium is Entry B at the northeast corner of the building. This entrance is utilized primarily by radio network per-sonnel and photographers that park in Lot 3. Once entering the stadium, pho-tographers will be directed to the nearest elevator to reach Field Level. Photog-raphers should turn right onto the field level concourse and walk to the Digital Workroom. Media wishing to access the radio booths are encouraged to take advantage of the escalator at Entry B for the quickest access to Star Level.

TELEVISION MEDIA ENTRANCE - ENTRY F: Television personnel parking in Lot 7 will access the stadium at Entry F. After entering the stadium, media should turn right to reach the freight elevator, proceed to Field Level, then turn left and walk to the northwest corner of the stadium to the Digital Workroom and Distribution Area. Media parking in Lot 7 that need access to the Main Press Box should turn left after entering the stadium, then walk across the west end zone platform and past the concession stands to reach press box elevators at Entry J & K. The Main Press Box is on Star Level. Signage will be posted at the media elevator entrance.

MEDIA SHUTTLE BUS: On game day, buses begin departing the Omni Dallas Hotel for AT&T Stadium at half-hour intervals beginning at 7:00 a.m. The final departure is 8:30 a.m. The drop off point is Lot 10 outside of the Main Press Box entrance on the north side of the stadium. This entrance is marked J & K. After the game, buses will be in service until 9:00 p.m., from Lot 10 to return media to the Omni.

MEDIA PARKING: There are three media parking areas at AT&T Stadium. Main Press Box and Digital Workroom media may be assigned Lot 10 parking on the northwest side of the stadium. Lot 10 may be reached from Collins Street and from Randol Mill Road across from Walmart. Radio network personnel and pho-tographers may be assigned Lot 3 parking at the stadium’s northeast corner. To reach Lot 3, media must enter through the stadium’s main entrance from Ran-dol Mill Road at Entry A, between Lots 1 and 2. The Lot 3 media parking area is to the left of Entry A. Television media assigned to Lot 7 at the southwest corner of AT&T Stadium will enter from Cowboys Way.

MEDIA AREAS IN AT&T STADIUM

STADIUM PARKING OF SATELLITE/LIVE TRUCKS: The media parking area for television live trucks is Lot 7 at the southwest corner of AT&T Stadium. The connectivity and usage fee for TV trucks that will conduct live shots inside the stadium is $500. This fee is inclusive of the Dec. 27 live shot opportunity from the West End Zone the evening before the game, and on game day, Dec. 28. Please contact Jesse Kelsey at Hammond Communications Group (JKelsey@hammondcg.com, Office 859-254-1878, Cell 859-492-5768).

OMNI DALLAS PARKING OF SATELLITE/LIVE TRUCKS: An area is provided near the Omni Dallas media headquarters for television stations with a need to park live trucks during bowl week. Please contact Jesse Kelsey at Hammond Communications to make the necessary arrangements.

DRIVING MAPS AND PARKING

TELEVISION POLICIESFIELD ACCESS: One (1) non-rights-holding videographer per television outlet is permitted field access during the game by CFP policy. All other non-rights-holder personnel, camcorders, minicams and other video and audio equipment must leave the field no later than 45 minutes before the expiration of the pre-game countdown clock and report to the Digital Workroom and Distribution Area. At the end of the game, camera crews will be escorted back to the playing field through the DraftKings 50-yard line club on the north side of the stadium for coverage of the trophy presentation and live shot opportunities.

LIVE SHOTS & EQUIPMENT: Pre-arranged television live shots will be permit-ted by electronic news gathering crews to take place in the West End Zone of AT&T Stadium. All live shots must end with 45 minutes remaining on the pre-game countdown clock. Director’s chairs may be used on the field during live shots. However, desks are not permitted. Storing equipment next to the West End Zone wall during the game also is not permitted as a safety precaution for student-athletes and others working at field level. Live shots from outside of the stadium on game day originate from Lot 7 on the southwest side of the stadium. During game week, live shots will originate from Lot 4 on the east side of the stadium. To arrange for live shot access, please contact Jesse Kelsey at the Hammond Communications Group (JKelsey@hammondcg.com, Office 859-254-1878, Cell 859-492-5768).

U-PACKS: By CFP policy, U-Packs may not be used inside the stadium with wire-less and must have a hard-line internet connection. Associated costs are the responsibility of the individual media member or agency.

ESPN BROADCAST FEED: To obtain the ESPN game feed in the stadium’s Digi-tal Workroom and Distribution Area, television crews must provide a recording unit that is compatible with the following specifications. The signals are pro-vided in HD-SDI (1080i) with embedded audio. BNC connections are required for the HD Mult Box/Press Bridge. Equipment must be able to accept this type of feed and utilize those types of cables or adapters to record the ESPN telecast.

SATELLITE FEED: Television media will be provided a satellite uplink feed of the head coaches’ news conference on Dec. 27 as well as postgame interviews on Dec. 28. On game day, due to space limitations television crews are required to utilize the satellite or pool feed of postgame interviews that is provided by Hammond Communications. Coordinates are listed on the third page of this document. Signals are provided in HD-SDI (1080i) with embedded audio.

USE OF GAME FOOTAGE: Footage of the Classic may be used only in conjunc-tion with a regularly-scheduled television newscast within a 48-hour period following the game and shall not exceed three minutes in length. The graphic “Courtesy ESPN/CFP” must accompany all highlights. Neither live or delayed footage of the game may be shown until the ESPN telecast has been completed.

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FREQUENCY COORDINATIONFREQUENCY REQUIREMENT: Any affiliate TV station, video crew, radio station or other media using a transmission device (cell phones excluded) must receive clearance through the AT&T Stadium frequency coordinator. The device and frequency under which it operates must be reported in advance to avoid interference with the many radio frequency devices that already have been es-tablished. Media should go online to access wirelesscoordinations.com for the frequency information. Credentials will not be issued until this frequency document is submitted and approved. A mandatory frequency check will be staged prior to the game and on Media Day. The game day location is inside the Digital Workroom at the northwest corner of field level. The Media Day location is the south 50-yard line club. All transmission devices must be inspected before they can be used on stadium grounds.

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MEDIA HEADQUARTERS: The Omni Dallas Hotel 555 South Lamar Dallas, TX 75202 Hotel Switchboard: 214-744-6664 Headquarters Phone: 972 401-0061 (effective Dec. 26)

The Omni Dallas Hotel in downtown Dallas will serve as the official media ho-tel and headquarters for the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Media registration, credential distribution, and the head coaches news conference on Dec. 27 take place at the Omni Dallas. Hotel reservations may be secured through the online credential form. Once reservations have been submitted, any changes must be made directly with the Omni by credentialed media.

HOURS OF OPERATION: Media registration opens on Thursday, Dec. 26 in the Trinity Ballroom Foyer on the third level of the Omni Dallas Hotel. Hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

HOSPITALITY AND FOOD SERVICE: Media hospitality will take place in the Trinity Ballroom on the third level of the Omni. Hours on Dec. 24 and 25 are limited. On Dec. 26 and 27, three meals will be provided. A postgame meal also will be served on Dec. 28. This room is equipped with televisions, games and wireless internet, in addition to snacks and beverages. Credentials are required for entry. Please check the schedule for exact times of operation. Media also are invited to attend various evening functions during the week. Please check with the registration desk to acquire event tickets.

HOTEL PARKING: Complimentary self-parking is provided for all credentialed media residing at the Omni Dallas Hotel. Dallas-Fort Worth media and others staying off-site should have self-parking tickets validated each day at the media registration desk. Valet parking also is available at a daily rate of $32.

MEDIA HEADQUARTERS CONTACTS: Charlie Fiss - Vice President of Communications Michael Konradi - Chief Marketing Officer Ellen Stuart - Digital Marketing/Communications Manager Cathy Luetje - Media Operations Manager/Hotel Coordinator Laura Talley - Media Registration Pilar Walker - Media Hospitality Peter Irwin - News Conference Moderator

MEDIA WORKROOMS: Two media workrooms are in operation at the Omni Dallas on the third floor of the hotel. The print workroom is lo-cated in Fair Park 1. The TV and Radio work areas are located inside Trinity Ballroom 2 and 3. These workrooms are open daily from 7:00 a.m., to 12:00 a.m. (Midnight). Equipment of any kind may not be left unattended in the workrooms.

RADIO ROW: An area has been established for Radio Row on the third level of the Omni in the Trinity Ballroom. Wireless internet is provided.

TEXT ALERTS: In the event of schedule changes during the week, a text ser-vice will be utilized to alert all credentialed media with updated information. Additional cell numbers may be added to the database by notifying the media registration desk at the Omni. Media also may opt out of the texting service.

MEDIA HEADQUARTERS HEAD COACHES NEWS CONFERENCE: The two head coaches will appear to-gether in a formal news conference on Friday, Dec. 27. The news conference starts at 10:00 a.m., in the Dallas Ballroom at the Omni. At the conclusion of the interview session, the head coaches will pose with the Field Scovell Trophy. This photo opportunity will take place at approximately 10:30 a.m.

NEWS CONFERENCE FOOTAGE: Hammond Communications Group will pro-vide a pool feed for television and radio affiliates wishing to record the on-stage appearance of head coaches at the Omni Dallas on Dec. 27. Audio and video content is provided via a satellite uplink and also will be posted on the Clas-sic’s FTP site. Signals are provided in HD-SDI (1080i) with embedded audio. BNC connections are required for the HD Mult-Box/Press Bridge. Equipment must be able to accept this type of feed and utilize these types of cables or adapters to record news conference content. Media also are permitted to capture video of the news conference. A camera riser and an audio-only mult-box is provided. Please supply an XLR cable to access the audio mult-box.

MEDIA PRACTICE SHUTTLE: Limited transportation is provided to media from the Omni to the Hilton Anatole for the Penn State arrival news conference on Dec. 21, AT&T Stadium for the Arrival Day news conference for Memphis on Dec. 23, and the designated 15-minute open practice windows on Dec. 23, 24 and 25. The 15-minute windows begin at the end of pre-practice stretching and warm-up drills. Interviews are not permitted during this open period. Creden-tials are required. Temporary credentials will be provided for entry into these practice sessions. Media wishing to drive to AT&T Stadium should park in Lot 5 and enter the building through the Employee Entrance, located to the right of Entry E.

PRACTICE NOTES AND QUOTES: Practice notes along with transcribed quotes from all interview sessions will be distributed in the media workrooms and via e-mail to credentialed media. This information also will be posted on

BOWL WEEK INTERVIEWSARRIVAL NEWS CONFERENCE: Penn State’s arrival news conference is set for Saturday, Dec. 21 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. The Memphis arrival news con-ference will be held on Monday, Dec. 23 at AT&T Stadium. Both head coaches and two student-athletes will be made available in the interview session. Please check the media schedule for exact times.

MEDIA DAY: AT&T Stadium serves as the site for Media Day on Thursday, Dec. 26. Student-athletes comprising the two-deep lineups will be available for inter-views. Each head coach will speak for 10 minutes. Offensive and defensive coor-dinators will join student-athletes in a one-on-one interview format during each 45-minute session. Transportation is provided from the Omni with drops under-neath AT&T Stadium at the South 50-yard club near the interview area. Media driving to the stadium should park in Lot 5 and access the building through the Employee Entrance, located to the right of Entry E.

STADIUM MEDIA SERVICESWIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS: AT&T Stadium is a wireless facility. Personal WiFi hotspot devices are prohibited in the media areas. These devices can disrupt connectivity for those working around you. Please use the free AT&T WiFi provided by the stadium.

STATISTICS: Live statistics may be found on television monitors within the press box and online at http://cotton.statbroadcast.com. Statistics also will be distributed and e-mailed to media at the end of the game.

PRESS BOX MONITORS: There are 68 television and stat monitors inside the Main Press Box to assist media in its coverage of the Classic.

ELEVATORS: The Main Press Box elevators are located at Entry J/K on the northwest side of AT&T Stadium and at Entry B at the northeast corner of the building. Escalators for radio network media also are located near Entry B and provide the quickest access to Star Level.

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VIDEO DISTRIBUTIONVIDEO AND AUDIO FILES ON FTP: Broadcast quality video and audio for newsroom purposes will be posted daily on an FTP site by Hammond Com-munications Group. Content will include sound bites from student-athletes and coaches, news conferences, practice b-roll, hospital visits, etc. Footage will be uploaded daily beginning Saturday, Dec. 22, and will remain on FTP until Sun-day, Jan. 5.

SIDELINE RESTRICTIONSPHOTOGRAPHER RULES: Photographers must remain behind the yellow striped line surrounding the playing field and outside of the team bench areas, which are located between the 25-yard lines on both sides of the field. The side-line features two striped lines. At AT&T Stadium, the white striped line closest to the field is the run lane for ESPN television cameras. The yellow line is desig-nated for all other photographers and videographers. The end zone yellow line is for kneeling only. Access inside the team bench area is not permitted at any time during the game. Standing behind team benches also is not permitted.

COIN TOSS/TEAM ENTRANCE: Photographers and videographers are not permitted on the playing field during the coin toss or team entrance. Content will be provided to media in need of these digital images and video footage.

MESSENGERS: Photo messengers and technicians must remain in the East End Zone tunnel throughout the game. Credentials will allow brief access to the field for pickups and deliveries. Standing on the field to watch the game is not permitted. Please register at the photo check-in table located just inside the East End Zone tunnel.

GAME TICKETS: Tickets for the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic may be avail-able to media on a limited basis. Tickets are priced at $250.00 each and may be purchased by contacting Amy Scott in the CBAA Ticket Office: 817-892-BOWL; toll-free at 1-888-792-BOWL; or via e-mail: amy@cottonbowl.com. Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted. Please identify yourself as a media representative when reaching out to the ticket office.

GAME TICKETS FOR MEDIA

INTERVIEW FORMAT: The head coach and two student-athletes from the non-winning team will appear in the postgame interview room first after its cool-ing off period. Immediately following the first team’s appearance, the winning head coach and two student-athletes will appear before the media in the inter-view room. Four additional student-athletes from each team will participate in breakout interviews in rooms adjacent to the main interview room.

OPEN LOCKER ROOMS: The College Football Playoff requires locker rooms to be open to media for a minimum of 20 minutes following the cooling-off pe-riod. The cooling-off period is 10 minutes for the non-winning team and 20 min-utes for the winning team. No phone-in or live radio interviews, other than by rightholders, are permitted during this cooling-off period. Live streaming is not permitted in the locker rooms. Other than rightsholder, team and conference videographers, video cameras are not granted access to the open locker rooms.

DIGITAL AND ONLINE POLICIES

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS

The College Football Playoff grants accredited media organizations the limited license to use certain gathered information on the media organization’s web-site, beginning at the start of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and continuing until the conclusion of the game. Footage of game action from the ESPN feed may be used on a website after the game has concluded. No more than three minutes of such video may be used, and the video may be posted only in the 48 hours after the conclusion of the game. The video must not be available for downloading. Except for those originated by the rightsholders, audio or video play-by-play accounts originating from the stadium are prohibited. Live streaming, live video and generating in-game highlight clips (i.e. GIFS) from live video are prohibited. Score updates are permitted. The use of textual statistical information must be time-delayed and limited in amount (e.g., the score, injuries, record-breaking performances, scoring sum-maries at the end of quarters, a condensed halftime story) so that an organiza-tion’s game coverage on the Internet does not conflict with the electronic me-dia rightsholder’s rights to play-by-play accounts of the game and/or exclusivity as to such rights. Real-time/live transmission of streaming video (i.e. Facebook Live), or sta-tionary images taken from the transmission by any rightsholding television network, real-time audio, including play-by-play and statistics, of any game is exclusive to the rightsholding television network. “Real-time” is defined as “live, continuous play-by-play or description of an event.” Should any of these conditions be breached, in the sole determination of the College Footbal Playoff or the relevant electronic media rightsholder, the media organization may not be credentialed for future CFP games. All credentialed media are required to sign a conditions of use document prior to game day.

FIELD LEVEL MEDIA CHECK-IN: All media working at Field Level prior to and during the game must check-in with stadium personnel in the Digital Work-room at the northwest corner of field level. Vests will be distributed to working photographers and videographers at this location. These vests must be worn for the duration of the game and returned at the conclusion of the game.

GAME DAY MEALSPRESS BOX MEALS: A pregame meal will be served in the three AT&T Sta-dium media dining areas - Main Press Box, Radio Press Box and Digital Work-room. Food, soft drinks and water will be available in each location through-out the game. At halftime, hot dogs and assorted treats also will be provided. Bottled water will be supplied to photographers throughout the game in the East End Zone tunnel and inside the Digital Workroom.

POSTGAME MEDIA HOSPITALITY: Media representatives are invited to relax following the game in the hospitality room at the Omni Dallas Hotel. The room reopens at 3:30 p.m., with the postgame media dinner beginning at 4:30 p.m., and continuing until 10:30 p.m. The hospitality room will close at 12:00 a.m. (Midnight).

SATELLITE COORDINATES

DIGITAL & KU BAND1080i-60 / 18 Mhz

Location - 91° W - MPEG2 - 4:2:0Coaches News Conference: Friday, December 27, 2019

Time: 0945-1045x (Central)

Postgame Interviews: Saturday, December 28, 2019Time: 1430-1545x (Central)

Satellite: Galaxy 17 / 17K - LowerDownlink: 12031 (H)

Symbol: 13.240Data: Rate 20.335948

FEC: 5/6DVB-S / QPSK

Pilot: Off

FIELD SCOVELL TROPHY: The presentation of the Field Scovell Trophy takes place immediately following the game. Staging will be erected near the 10-yard line at the southeast corner of the playing field. Two sets of risers will be moved into place at the game’s conclusion to elevate photographers and videographers for improved camera angles. Some riser positions will be as-signed to national media agencies and hometown media. All remaining spots on the risers are first-come, first-served. Digital images and video footage will be posted on the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic’s FTP site for media use.

TROPHY PRESENTATION

FIELD LEVEL LOGISTICS MEETING: On Friday, Dec. 27, at 10:45 a.m., follow-ing the head coaches news conference, a logistics meeting will be held for all still photographers and videographers in the Dallas Ballroom. Discussion topics include no access to coin toss and team entrance, field access during the game, television live shots and standups, distribution of the ESPN game feed, trophy presentation, postgame interviews, meals, water, etc. Another photographer meeting will be held on game day in the Digital Workroom at AT&T Stadium. This meeting begins at 7:30 a.m.

PHOTOGRAPHER & TV MEETINGS

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FIELD LEVEL LOCATIONS

ENTERING AT&T STADIUM ON PRACTICE DAYS/MEDIA DAYMedia should park in Lot 5 on the south side of the stadium. Enter the parking area from AT&T Way and then access the stadium through the Employee Entrance, which is located to the right of Entry E on the south side of the stadium.

Please check-in with Cotton Bowl staff at the security desk inside the door. Media credentials are required for entry. Temporary credentials will be provided for stadium access prior to Dec. 26.

TO REACH FIELD LEVEL:All media covering the open practice windows will be escorted to the holding area. Turn left from the security desk and walk a short distance to reach a single-door elevator.

Field Level is indicated by the letter F on the elevator key pad.

At the appropriate time, media will be escorted from the holding area to the playing field.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR LIVE REPORTS:Television stations covering the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic should contact broadcast liaison Jesse Kelsey from the Hammond Commuci-cations Group for all logistical needs and to make arrangements for live shot opportunities during game week and game day. He may be reached at this e-mail address - JKelsey@hammondcg.com, office tele-phone - 859-254-1878, or cell - 859-492-5768.

Live shots are permitted to take place in Lot 4 on the east side of AT&T Stadium throughout the week. This area is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. On game day, live shots from outside of the stadium originate from Lot 7 at the southwest corner of the building. Please note that staging is not provided.

All live shots from inside AT&T Stadium on Friday evening, Dec. 27, and on game day, Saturday, Dec. 28, will originate from the West End Zone. Media must have submitted the required fees and authorization docu-ments in advance through Hammond Communications. Director’s chairs are permitted on the field, however desks are not.

STADIUM ACCESS

Media Credentials are Required for Entrance Into AT&T Stadium.

LIVE SHOT OPPORTUNITIES

AT&T STADIUM PRACTICE DAY/MEDIA DAY ENTRANCE:

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