The Alamo Bowl with Texas facing off against Washington. I’m guessing you’re either looking back at a past game or speculating about a future one. Let’s roll with what we know and figure this out.
Historically, Texas and Washington have met in the Alamo Bowl before—back on December 29, 2022. Washington, ranked No. 12, edged out No. 21 Texas 27-20 in a game where Michael Penix Jr. threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns. Texas had a solid shot with Quinn Ewers tossing 369 yards, but they couldn’t seal the deal, especially without Bijan Robinson, who sat out for the NFL Draft. That game was a banger, though—two high-powered offenses trading blows.
Now, if you’re talking about a 2025 Alamo Bowl matchup, nothing’s official yet. The 2024 Alamo Bowl just happened on December 28, with No. 17 BYU taking down No. 23 Colorado 36-14. For 2025, the Alamo Bowl will still pick from a pool of Big 12 teams (like Baylor, BYU, or Texas Tech) and Pac-12/former Pac-12 teams (like Washington, Oregon, or Utah) after the College Football Playoff is set. Texas, now in the SEC as of 2024, won’t be in that Big 12 pool anymore, and the Alamo Bowl reportedly got pushback when they tried to snag Texas or Oklahoma from the SEC for 2024 or 2025. So, a Texas-Washington matchup in 2025 would need some wild circumstances—like Texas missing the CFP and the bowl pulling strings.
If this is a hypothetical or a mix-up, I’d say a Texas-Washington rematch would be electric. They’ve faced off twice recently in the CFP (2023 Sugar Bowl: Washington 37-31; 2024 Cotton Bowl: Texas 21-10), so there’s bad blood and familiarity. Texas would bring Quinn Ewers (assuming he’s still QB1) and a revamped SEC-tested squad, while Washington’s got a new-look roster post-Penix in the Big Ten. Could be a shootout or a defensive slugfest depending on how both teams evolve.
