USC will face No. 15 Louisville in the Holiday Bowl, the schools announced Sunday, pitting the Trojans against the ACC runner-up on Dec. 27 at Petco Park in San Diego.
The Cardinals (10-3) are coming off a 16-6 loss to Florida State in the ACC championship game on Saturday. Under first-year head coach Jedd Brohm, Louisville had its first 10-win season since 2013 and reached the conference title game for the first time in program history.
The Trojans (7-5) tumbled out of the playoff conversation unceremoniously by losing five of their last six games and finishing in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Pac-12 Conference.