The TCU Horned Frogs (8-4; 5-4 Big 12) will stay in Texas this postseason, traveling down to San Antonio for the Valero Alamo Bowl to face off with the No. 16 USC Trojans (9-3; 7-2 Big Ten). The game is scheduled for Tuesday, December 30 at 8:00 PM at the Alamodome, broadcast on ESPN.

The Oklahoma Sooners are trying to finish the 2025 college football season with a championship run that begins with a first-round playoff matchup with the Alabama Crimson Tide on Dec. 19 in Norman. After a 10-2 season, the Sooners found out during the SEC schedule reveal when they'll play their 2026 opponents.

In Brent Venables' fourth season as head coach, the Sooners are back where they belong, and now stand to reap the rewards for a fateful decision made years ago.