9:00 p.m. update: Fresh off the bus and back at the team hotel, here are a few more pictures from tonight’s Welcome Party at Cowboys Stadium.

Cotton Bowl festivities are kicking off with a welcome party and dinner at Cowboys Stadium. Here’s a few quick shots of tonight’s events, we’ll be uploading more later this evening after the party is over.

2011 Cotton Bowl Trophy:

Painting of Reveille created on stage by Dan Dunn:

Buffet line. Takes a lot of food to feed two football teams:

A&M side of the room:

Highlight video shown on the largest HD screen in the world: