Despite what the field markings, uniform patches, and travel itineraries might tell you — the Washington football team is a member of the Pac-12 for at least a few more

Less than 24 hours after arriving in El Paso, both the Washington and Louisville football teams got back to work, preparing for the 2024 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. Washington held its first practice since arriving in El Paso at Socorro Independent School District’s SAC II on Thursday.

The Huskies will play Louisville Cardinals in the Sun Bowl, so we take a look at the matchup of the universities and their hometowns, Seattle and Louisville.

Tickets remain for Dec. 31 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl between Louisville and Washington. The game will begin at noon.

Both the Louisville and Washington football teams arrived in El Paso on Thursday afternoon. The teams participating in the 2024 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl got an El Paso-styled welcome by the Sun Bowl Association upon the teams’ arrival at Atlantic Aviation.

For the third time in three seasons, the University of Washington football team touched down in Texas for a postseason game, arriving on Thursday in El Paso for the 91st Sun Bowl aboard a chartered jetliner.