The Alamo Bowl will be the centerpiece for the Nebraska football team’s holiday table.

The Huskers received word Sunday that they would play the Wolverines of Michigan Wolverines on December 28 in San Antonio.

It was a fine end to a weekend which also saw the Texas Longhorns graze upon pastures of plenty as they scattered the Bluffaloes of Colorado with a 70-3 thumping in the Big 12 championship game.

Nebraska and Michigan each take a 7-4 record into their bowl game matchup.

Michigan was 5-3 in the Big Ten in its 11th season under Coach Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines will make their 31st consecutive bowl game appearance, the longest current streak in the nation.

Michigan opened the 2005 season with a 3-3 record, but finished by winning four of its final five games, losing only in the regular-season finale to rival Ohio State.

Among Michigan’s victories was a last-second win over Penn State, the third-ranked Nittany Lions’ only loss of 2005. The Wolverines enter the Alamo Bowl ranked 20th by the Associated Press and 21st in the USA Today Coaches poll.