The 46th annual Holiday Bowl will be played Jan. 2 at Snapdragon Stadium between teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and current or former teams from the Pac-12.
Sports San Diego, the organization that runs the game, said during Thursday’s announcement that it would be the first time the annual bowl game has been played in January.
Kickoff for the game is 5 p.m. It will air on Fox.
“We absolutely love this game date and kickoff time,” said Mark Neville, CEO for Sports San Diego. “The date makes it easy for fans to follow their teams to San Diego and spend several days in what we feel is the best bowl destination in America. The Friday night primetime kickoff enables us to maximize television viewership for Fox’s broadcast of the game …
He also noted that local fans will be able to