When: 8 p.m. CT Wednesday
Records: TCU (6-6, 4-5 Big 12), Cal (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12)
Last meeting: No previous matchups
TV: ESPN
What's on the line?
After already scheduling a home-and-home series across the 2020 and 2021 seasons, TCU and Cal will get an early look at each other the day after Christmas when the Horned Frogs and Golden Bears square off in the Cheez-It Bowl at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. After winning each of its two regular season contests to finish 6-6 and achieve bowl eligibility, TCU can end the 2018 season with a three-game win streak and a winning record if they prevail over Cal -- something that seemed far-fetched, to put it lightly, when the Horned Frogs sunk to 3-5 for a last-place tie in the Big 12 standings at the end of October.