Turns out, UCLA has made it to Santa Clara after all.
The Bruins had hoped to be playing there for the Pac-12 title. Instead, they’ll have to settle for the Foster Farms Bowl on Dec. 26 in Santa Clara.
The bowl organizers announced Sunday that UCLA will play Nebraska in what is the Pac-12’s No. 4 bowl, behind the Rose, Alamo and Holiday bowls. Both teams finished unranked in the final College Football Playoff ranking.
UCLA (8-4) needed a win in its regular-season finale, against USC, to advance to the Pac-12 championship, where it would’ve had a shot at a New Year’s Day bowl.