San Diego, California sets the stage when the California Golden Bears face the #24 rated Texas Longhorns on December 28th at the Holiday Bowl. Qualcomm Stadium will be jumping, as these two teams who are evenly matched will slug it out. The Holiday Bowl has been a San Diego custom since 1978 and this year’s game looks to be a classic. The sportsbook has the line at Texas -3, with the over/under at 47 ½.

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California is headed by junior Quarterback Zach Maynard and led in the backfield by junior RB Isi Sofele. The Golden Bear receiving corps is in great hands with sophomore WR Keenan Allen who rates 11th in the country with 89 receptions. A viable alternative to double teams on Allen is Senior WR Marvin Jones.

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The Texas Longhorns come into San Diego with the exact same 7-5 total record and a frustrating 4-5 record in the Big 12. For a coach of Mack Brown’s stature, these are pretty poor numbers indeed. Obtaining an illustrious record of 140-36, Brown is in his 14th year in Austin. Texas also has identical numbers in the points category, averaging 28.7 on offense and 23.3 on defense. The fact that the Horns come into play still rated 24th on the polls whereas losing all four of their competitions vs rated opponents speaks volumes about the value of the Longhorns and the strength of the Big 12.

A young team still coming to grips with the Brown technique could explain the down year that the Longhorns have seasoned this year. Sophomore Quarterback Case McCoy and freshman Quarterback David Ash have both taken snaps this year at the helm. Freshman RB Malcolm Brown has been the workhorse in the backfield whereas sophomore WR Mike Davis and freshman WR Jason Shipley have turned in amazing performances over the year.