On December 29, 2021, a Big 12 team will face a Pac 12 club at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, Texas. This Big 12 vs. Pac 10 game pits two of the most popular teams in college football. The Texas Longhorns have won the Alamo Bowl two years in a row. They beat Ohio State 34-28 in 2019 and defeated LSU 38-31 in 2018. California was the last Big 10/Pac 10 team to win the Alamo Bowl when they beat Oklahoma 31-30 in 2017. The Cal Bears were invited to the Alamo Bowl after finishing the 2020 season with a 9-3 record. In their third year under head coach Justin Wilcox, Cal went 8-4 and made its first bowl appearance since 2014. Wilcox previously served as the offensive coordinator for Washington from 2013-2015 where he worked with new Texas Longhorn head coach Rick Barnes. Before joining the coaching staff at Washington, Wilcox was an assistant coach for the Memphis Tigers from 2008-2012. He spent one season (2007) as the quarterbacks coach for Mississippi State before moving on to Memphis. Justin Wilcox is expected to bring his aggressive offense from Cal to Austin. He has said that he wants to "stomp out of the gate fast" when he takes over a program and use his experience as a coordinator at both SEC and Pacific 10 schools to help Texas move up the rankings quickly.