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Where to watch South Florida vs San José State on TV and stream online: Hawaiʻi Bowl
The Hawaiʻi Bowl returns as South Florida Bulls (6-6) take on San Jose State Spartans (7-5) in Honolulu on Christmas Eve.
College Football continues over the festive period with the annual Hawaiʻi Bowl set to take place on Christmas Eve.
The South Florida Bulls (6-6) will take on the San Jose State Spartans (7-5) in Honolulu.
Under Ken Niumatalolo, the Spartans have the best passing offense in the Mountain West and are fifth in the country with 3,903 yards, (325.3 yards per game). SJSU head into their second consecutive Hawaiʻi Bowl looking to avenge last year’s defeat to Coastal Carolina.
San José State aiming to end with eight wins
Niumatalolo was full of praise for Tuesday’s rivals USF: “Having coached in the American Conference for many years, I know what type of athletes they have at USF. The coach has done a really good job in the short time he’s been there, super talented team,” the Spartans coach said. “Like us, they are experiencing some roster changes, but we’re all trying to finish off with Ws - you always want to finish off strong. For us, to be able to finish with eight wins, which we haven’t done since 2012; to be able to win a Bowl game, which we haven’t done since 2015... We’re worried about ourselves - I know they’ve got their goals, we’ve got ours, and we’ve got a ton of respect for them”.
SFU head coach Alex Golesh outlined the objectives he has set with his team: “The one thing I’ve asked our guys, for the second year in a row, is when it’s time for ball, it’s time for ball - locked in, focused and let’s get our work in, let’s get our prop in like we normally would. And the time away, there’s no class, let’s continue to build the culture of this program, the camaraderie, the brotherhood - and we get to do it in one of the most beautiful places in the world, so let’s enjoy it. I want our guys to enjoy this - for a lot of them it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, for most of them it’s the first time and for a lot of them it’ll be the last time so I want them to enjoy it with the purpose of winning a football game at the end of the week”.
When is the 2024 Hawaiʻi Bowl?
The 2024 Hawaiʻi Bowl game between South Florida Bulls and San José State Spartans will be played at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, Hawaii on Tuesday 24 December 2024 with the game scheduled to kick off at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
The game will be aired live on ESPN or can be streamed on Fubo (free trial available).
As for both teams’ recent form, the Spartans ended the regular season with three straight home games for the first time since 1979.
The Bulls meanwhile, lost three of their last five, recording wins against Bethune-Cookman and Southern Mississippi.