How to watch and stream South Florida vs. San Jose State

The Hawaii Bowl, held annually in Honolulu, Hawaii, kicks off on Tuesday night – Christmas Eve – between the South Florida Bulls and the San Jose State Spartans.

Are you looking forward to watching the competition, the only sporting event of the evening? We’ve got you covered with everything you need before kickoff.

The winner of Tuesday night’s game will be named the 21st winner of the Hawaii Bowl. The annual competition began in 2002 and was held at Halawa, Hawaii’s Aloha Stadium from ’02 until 2022. It has since moved to the University of Hawaii’s Clarence TC Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu.

The bowl is typically played on or around Christmas Eve between a team from the Mountain West Conference and a team from either the American Athletic Conference or Conference USA. The University of Hawaii will generally represent the Mountain West if bowl-eligible and not in the College Football Playoff.

San Jose State finished 7-5 in former Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo’s first season at the helm. He has the Spartans bowl eligible for the third year in a row. They finished seventh in the Mountain West Conference.

South Florida, at 6-6, is bowl-eligible for a second straight season under head coach Alex Golesh and finished sixth in the American Athletic Conference.

Both San Jose State and USF run an offensive system where the Spartans score 27.5 points per possession. match and Bulls 31.4.

As for rivalry between these two programs – there isn’t one. San Jose State and South Florida have met only once in their history –a 42-22 win for the Bulls in 2017.

Tuesday night’s matchup between South Florida and San Jose State will be televised live from the University of Hawaii’s Clarence TC Ching Athletics Complex. The game will be broadcast on ESPN with Tiffany Green (play-by-play) and Jay Walker color) will be on the call.

The game can also be streamed on ESPN+.

The broadcast of South Florida vs. San Jose State is set to begin at 8 p.m. ET, with kickoff to follow shortly thereafter. How it changes by time zone: