As the leaves turn and the crisp air settles in, the college football season hits a pivotal stretch—bowl season is on the horizon, and the excitement is building for the Valero Alamo Bowl.
With deciding matchups looming, teams are vying for a chance to secure a spot in San Antonio, where high-scoring offenses and powerhouse programs have long thrilled fans.
Each game now carries added weight, and with autumn in full swing, the road to the Alamo Bowl promises to be as colorful and unpredictable as the season itself
Find out 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 11!
Media Projections:
Action: Iowa State vs Colorado
Bonagura: Iowa State vs Washington State
Schlabach: Kansas State vs Washington State
College Football News: BYU 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 11 Game Schedule:
*All times CST
Friday, Nov. 8
California at Wake Forest | 7:00 p.m.
Iowa at UCLA | 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 9
West Virginia at Cincinnati | 11:00 a.m.
No. 17 Iowa State at Kansas | 2:30 p.m.
San Jose State at Oregon State | 2:30 p.m.
No. 21 Colorado at Texas Tech | 3:00 p.m.
Maryland at No. 1 Oregon | 6:00 p.m.
UCF at Arizona State | 6:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State at TCU | 6:00 p.m.
No. 9 BYU at Utah | 9:15 p.m.
Utah State at No. 20 Washington State | 9:30 p.m.