Story updated Monday, 12/4
The University of Arizona Wildcats are going up against the University of Oklahoma Sooners on Thursday, Dec. 28 in the 31st annual Valero Alamo Bowl.
When the two teams do it, it will be without Oklahoma's starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who announced Monday his plans to enter the transfer portal.
Arizona, too, will be without a handful of players who so far have announced their plans to enter the portal, including sophomore safety Isaiah Taylor and sophomore running back Stevie Rocker, Jr.
Arizona Head Coach Jedd Fisch has previously speculated in a press conference that some players, particularly those expected to go in the first round of the NFL Draft, may also choose to sit out the bowl game.
This marks the Wildcats' second trip to the Alamo Bowl, their first since Dec. 29, 2010. It's their first bowl game since the 2017 Foster Farms Bowl. Arizona has not won a bowl game since the 2015 New Mexico Bowl.
Arizona is going to a bowl game for the 22nd time in program history. The program has a 9-11-1 record in bowl games.
Kickoff time is set for 7:15 p.m. MST at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, with Arizona on the east sideline as the designated home team.
This is the first match up for the Wildcats against the Sooners in a bowl game, and the third contest overall (1-1) between these two teams.
2023 Valero Alamo Bowl Ticket Information
Prices available through Arizona Athletics:
- Lower Level (100 level): $142 each
- Club Level (200 level): $142
- Upper Level (300 level): $84
Starting Sunday at 7 p.m., UArizona fans may purchase tickets online through the Athletics Department.
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