SAN DIEGO -- The Oklahoma Sooners will take the field against Oregon at 5 p.m. (7 p.m. Central) at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium tonight in the 2005 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl.
The game will be televised nationally by ESPN, The radio broadcast will be carried on the Sooner Sports Network inside Oklahoma and ESPN Radio throughout the rest of the nation.
The Armed Forces Network will carry the radio broadcast live to U.S. military around the world.
View complete national media coverage of Oklahoma's Holiday Bowl matchup with Oregon:
CBS Sports on Holiday Bowl
Always bet against the team that doesn't want to be there. (See Cal in the Holiday last year). Oregon feels spurned after it was beat out for the Fiesta by Ohio State and Notre Dame. Oklahoma is preparing for a 2006 title run...
Sports Illustrated on Holiday BowlThe Ducks may have trouble getting up for this one after the outrage of being left out of the BCS. Add in the fact that Oklahoma is hungry to show that this year was an aberration as it tries to get back into the national title race for 2006, and we'll have a repeat of shunned Cal's letdown against Texas Tech last year...
ESPN on Holiday BowlThis is a good chance for both programs to audition for a high 2006 preseason ranking. The Sooners have been patching themselves together after an awful first half of the season, and if quarterback Rhett Bomar takes a big step forward they could return to Oklahoma Of Old status...
Fox Sports on Holiday BowlOregon will be grouchy it's not in the Fiesta Bowl, while Oklahoma will look to show that this year really wasn't that bad and that it'll be a team to watch out for next season. It's a huge game for Pac-10 pride after Cal dropped the ball last year against Texas Tech...
College Football News on Holiday Bowl
This game will say a lot about the 2005 Sooners, but much more importantly, the Holiday Bowl will determine how much momentum Stoops' Troops will possess heading into 2006. Is the OU goliath ready to make a grand return on the college football stage next year?
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