Bears To Face TCU in Cheez-It Bowl in Phoenix, Dec. 26

Less then 24 hours after they lost to Stanford in the Big Game, Cal learned that it will be facing TCU of the Big 12 Conference in the Cheez-It Bowl the day after Christmas. The game will kick off at 6 p.m. (PST) at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix.

“It was great, they’re excited,” head coach Justin Wilcox said Sunday afternoon after he gave his players the news. “It’s been a tough day for everybody, a little bit of good news.