After three legendary years at UCLA, Troy Aikman was set to say goodbye to Bruins fans at the 1989 Cotton Bowl. Football is poetic. It is a story written as if the heartstrings had hands.

UCLA press release: Troy Aikman, one of the greatest quarterbacks in UCLA and NFL history, will have his number eight retired when the Bruins host Stanford at the Rose Bowl on Friday, November 28 ...

Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman managed some gentle ribbing ahead of his alma mater UCLA's showdown versus ... like they are ready for what the Bruins may bring defensively.

UCLA's Troy Aikman, a man who found his rightful ... Arkansas would be the team Aikman and the Bruins would face and those would be the same Razorbacks the Bruins would displace in a 17-3 victory.