Alyssa Williams made her debut on the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl’s banner crew December 28.

“It’s definitely a highlight of the year,” she said.

Williams joined her father, Darrel, on the crew which puts up and takes down the official and sponsor banners on the walls of the Qualcomm Stadium field. In between their pre-game and post-game duties, they spent most of the game between Cal and Texas A&M on the field.

“Being able to be on the field is amazing,” Alyssa Williams said. “It was really interesting to watch up close.”

Darrel Williams grew up in Pontiac, Michigan, and...