Oregon Gets Holiday Vote

Barring a change in the final Bowl Championship Series standings, the Holiday Bowl’s team selection committee voted Monday to invite high-scoring and 21st-ranked Oregon as the Pacific-10 Conference representative to the Dec. 30 game.

Oregon’s probable opponent will be No. 13 Nebraska, which would be playing in a non-New Year’s Day bowl for the first time since 1980.

The Holiday Bowl, which has the third pick from the Big 12, could invite Nebraska (9-3) as early as today.

Holiday Bowl executive director John Reid said the Ducks (8-3) won in a close vote over USC.

Oregon and USC tied for third in the Pac-10, but the Ducks beat the Trojans 17-13.