Cool weather has (finally) blown in, the sun sets before 7 p.m., and November is quickly approaching!
The countdown has commenced, only 65 days until December 28 (and 6 until Halloween)!
See which two programs the media predicts will play in this year’s Valero Alamo Bowl.
Also, see when and where all eligible teams play in Week 9!
Media Projections:
Action: Kansas State vs Washington
USA Today: BYU vs Washington State
ESPN Schlabach: Kansas State vs Washington State
The Athletic: Kansas State vs USC
Team Selection Rights:
For the final two years of its current bowl agreement, the Valero Alamo Bowl will match up the first choice from the following two 12-team pools after the College Football Playoff field is selected:
- Big 12 Conference Pool – Baylor, BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, and West Virginia.
- Pac-12/former Pac-12 Pool – Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, and Washington State.
As part of this new agreement, the Pac-12’s current two members (Oregon State and Washington State) and the former Pac-12 members Cal and Stanford (ACC), Oregon, USC, UCLA, and Washington (Big Ten), and Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah (Big 12) will remain in the Pac-12 bowl lineup for the next two seasons
Week 9 Game Schedule
all times CST*
Friday, Oct. 25
Rutgers at USC | 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26
Washington at No. 13 Indiana | 11:00 a.m.
No. 20 Illinois at No. 1 Oregon | 2:30 p.m.
No 11 BYU at UCF | 2:30 p.m.
Wake Forest at Stanford | 2:30 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Baylor | 2:30 p.m.
Texas Tech at TCU | 2:30 p.m.
Oregon State at California | 3:00 p.m.
West Virginia at Arizona | 5:00 p.m.
Utah at Houston | 6:00 p.m.
Kansas at No. 16 Kansas State | 7:00 p.m.
Cincinnati at Colorado | 9:15 p.m.
Washington State at San Diego State | 9:30 p.m.
