The scoreboard doesn’t accurately paint the picture of how well-fought the 2024 Holiday Bowl was. While the Syracuse Orange won comfortably 52-35 over the Washington State Cougars, the game was a war until about the last 10 minutes of gametime.

It sounds like a cliche, but the Washington State Cougars gave a valiant effort on Friday night in a Holiday Bowl loss to the Syracuse Orange. Starting in place

Syracuse came out and delivered a resounding performance to capture the Holiday Bowl with a win over Washington State.