Following the bowl game projection frenzy, bids are in for the postseason and the Bears will be spending their Christmas in the desert. Cal football (7-5, 4-5) is headed to Phoenix, AZ, to face TCU (6-6, 4-5) in the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl on Dec. 26.
The Bears will be making their first bowl game appearance since 2015 when Cal beat Air Force, 55-36, in the Armed Forces Bowl. The game will be played at 6 p.m. PST in downtown Phoenix at Chase Field — the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Here are the remaining Pac-12 Bowl Game matchups:
Rose Bowl, Jan. 1
Big Ten vs. Pac-12 — Pasadena, California
No. 9 Washington vs. No. 6 Ohio State
Alamo Bowl, Dec. 28
Big 12 vs. Pac-12 — San Antonio, Texas
No. 13 Washington State vs. No. 24 Iowa State
Holiday Bowl, Dec. 31
Big Ten vs. Pac-12 — San Diego, California
No. 17 Utah vs. No. 22 Northwestern
Redbox Bowl, Dec. 31
Big Ten vs. Pac-12 — Santa Clara, California
Oregon vs. Michigan State
Sun Bowl, Dec. 31
ACC vs. Pac-12 — El Paso, Texas
Stanford vs. Pitt
Las Vegas Bowl, Dec. 15
Mountain West vs. Pac-12 — Las Vegas, Nevada
Arizona State vs. Fresno State
Cheez-It Bowl, Dec. 26
Big 12 vs. Pac-12 — Phoenix, Arizona
TCU vs. Cal