Maria Go joined the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association staff as a CBAA Fred McClure Intern in September 2025.
Go is the ninth person to garner the title of CBAA Fred McClure Intern. In 2021, the CBAA revived and renamed its internship program in honor of Fred McClure, the first Black person to serve as CBAA Chair and the first person to serve two terms (1998-2002) in that role.
In her role, Go serves in a diverse role working with all facets of the office and event operations, including administration, business operations, game/team operations, hospitality and various ticketing operational aspects in addition to supporting the day-to-day operations of the CBAA office and assist with operational aspects of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Cotton Bowl Foundation and community service events and initiatives and the regular-season college football games played at AT&T Stadium. The 2025 College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the 90th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic was her first Classic to work as a member of the CBAA staff.
Go joined the CBAA staff following a one-month stint as a 2025 training camp intern with the Indianapolis Colts and more than three years working on the football recruiting and equipment staffs at the University of Notre Dame. In her equipment staff role, the Madison, Wisc., native served as a Senior Equipment Manager with the defensive coaches during practice and games. In her role with the recruiting department, she helped prepare for recruiting visits and assisted in hospitality before and during home football games. Go also served as an intern at RotoWire in Madison.
She earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing and Economics from Notre Dame in 2025.
Go resides in the Dallas area.
