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ESPN’s Todd McShay is excited about the matchup of Texas and [tag]Arizona State[/tag] in the 2007 [tag]Holiday Bowl[/tag]. He sees a high scoring game where the Sun Devils make a few more mistakes and the Horns come out with a victory 31-28.

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Use StubHub to get your 2007 Holiday Bowl tickets. Prices currently range anywhere from $45 to $455.

2007 Holiday Bowl
	#11 Arizona State (10-2) vs. #19 Texas (9-3) Dec. 27, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN)

Texas’ 2007 season will end with another trip to San Diego to play in the Pacific Life [tag]Holiday Bowl[/tag] (tickets) on December 27th. There the Horns will face a tough match-up with the eleventh ranked [tag]Arizona State[/tag] Sun Devils out of the Pac-10. The defense will definitely have it’s hands full with ASU’s offense and their excellent QB Rudy Carpenter. On paper it looks like this one could be another wild, high scoring Holiday Bowl.

Keep your browser tuned in to Bevo Sports as we’ll be providing further analysis on the game and covering all the latest news right up until kickoff.

If Texas wins out, a shot at reaching BCS bowl game remains. Horns aren’t a great team, but who is?