Brett McMurphy of On3 confirmed Arizona will play in the Holiday Bowl against an opponent from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Arizona split its two Holiday Bowl appearances against Nebraska. The Wildcats beat the Cornhuskers in 1998 and lost in 2009.
Eleven ACC teams are bowl eligible. Four major sites projected Arizona in the Holiday Bowl in their final predictions after week 14., Steven Lassan of Athlon Sports and Kyle Bonagura of ESPN project Arizona to play Pittsburgh in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego on January 2.
Pete Fiutak of the College Football News and Mark Schlabach of ESPN project Arizona in the Holiday Bowl against SMU.