Washington will meet Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Jan. 1.
It will be a rematch of last year’s Alamo Bowl. This time, the stakes are much higher.
No. 2 seed Washington won the Pac-12 championship with a 34-31 win over Oregon. No. 3 seed Texas jumped four spots from No. 7 in the CFP rankings after winning the Big 12 championship with a 49-21 win over Oklahoma State.
No. 1 seed Michigan will play No. 4 Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.
The championship game is Jan. 8 in Houston.
