The Holiday Bowl announced an extension Thursday with DirecTV, which became the game’s title sponsor last year
The Holiday Bowl has extended its contract with DirecTV, which became the game’s title sponsor last year.
The Holiday will debut at 32,500-seat Snapdragon Stadium on Dec. 27, with a 5 p.m. kickoff scheduled for the Fox broadcast. “There’s still lots of football to be played, but we’re excited about where we are right now,” Neville said. “The teams that are in our picture are teams that would be a great fit for the DirecTV Holiday Bowl.The latter reference was to the KGB SkyShow, which will follow the bowl game for the third straight year.
The ACC champion will receive an automatic berth in the playoff, likely leaving the three bowls competing for two top-25 teams. If two ACC teams go to the playoff and two others go to the Gator and Pop-Tarts bowls, then the Holiday Bowl could be left to consider Pitt or Duke .Pac-12 holdover Washington State is in the mix with two former conference peers who joined the Big 12 this season — No. 16 Colorado and No. 21 Arizona State .
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