We officially know how the California Golden Bears will be spending our winter break—at home, but still bowling.
The Golden Bears (7–5, 4–5 Pac-12) will face the Illinois Fighting Illini (6–6, 4–5 Big Ten) in the Redbox Bowl in Santa Clara, CA on January 30 with kickoff at 1 p.m. Pacific, airing on Fox. This will be Cal’s 24th bowl game in our program’s history, which currently sits at 11 bowl wins, 11 bowl losses, and 1 tie. This is Justin Wilcox’s second bowl as a head coach in three years and the first time we’ve been to back-to-back bowls since the 2008–09 seasons.