It will be the first time the Holiday Bowl is held in Mission Valley — where it had been for more than 40 years — since before the pandemic. The two most recent bowl games were played in Petco Park.

The No. 22 Syracuse Orange will clash with the depleted Washington State Cougars in the DirecTV Holiday Bowl today. This game is available on multiple streaming services for free.

There are those who thought Washington State didn’t have a prayer against No. 21 Syracuse coming into Friday night’s DirecTV Holiday Bowl. So Washington State acting head coach Pete Kaligis provided one on the eve of the 45th annual game.