Football
IRVING, Texas – Matching its record-breaking number of selections a year ago, the Big 12 Conference had nine teams selected for the postseason that was highlighted by Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Champion Arizona State being selected as the No. 4 seed in the College Football Playoff.
The Sun Devils earned a bye in the new 12-team playoff format and will play in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl on Wednesday, Jan. 1 on ESPN. ASU will take on the winner Clemson and Texas, who face off in the first round of the CFP, for the right to advance to a semifinal matchup at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Friday, Jan. 10.
Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas State, TCU, Texas Tech and West Virginia make up the Big 12’s nine-team contingent of postseason teams. The Big 12’s postseason matchups will also include two meetings versus SEC opponents as well as games against the AAC, ACC, Big Ten and the Sun Belt.
BYU and Colorado will square off in the Valero Alamo Bowl in an all-Big 12 showdown due to the game’s Big 12 and Pac-12 legacy bowl agreements. The Cougars and Buffaloes did not face each other this season.
West Virginia will kickoff Big 12 bowl season in the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl on Tuesday, December 17. The Conference will have three of its bowl teams in action on Saturday, December 28 with the Valero Alamo Bowl, Pop-Tarts Bowl and Isleta New Mexico Bowl.
2024-25 Big 12 Bowl Schedule
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl
West Virginia vs. Memphis (AAC) on ESPN at 8 p.m. CT on Tuesday, December 17
Toyota Stadium – Frisco, Texas
Rate Bowl
Kansas State vs. Rutgers (Big Ten) on ESPN at 4:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, December 26
Chase Field – Phoenix, Arizona
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Texas Tech vs. Arkansas (SEC) on ESPN at 6 p.m. CT on Friday, December 27
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium – Memphis, Tennessee
Valero Alamo Bowl
BYU vs. Colorado on ABC at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, December 28
Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas
Pop-Tarts Bowl
Iowa State vs. Miami (ACC) on ABC at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, December 28
Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Florida
Isleta New Mexico Bowl
TCU vs. Louisiana (Sun Belt) on ESPN at 1:15 p.m. CT on Saturday, December 28
University Stadium – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Kinder’s Texas Bowl
Baylor vs. LSU (SEC) on ESPN at 2:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, December 31
NRG Stadium – Houston, Texas
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl
Arizona State vs. TBD on ESPN at 12 p.m. CT on Wednesday, January 1
Mercedez-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia
