Another college football bowl game ended with a massive brawl after a historic 21-point comeback win for the Rainbow Warriors

A wild Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve ends with a late touchdown, a huge comeback, and a massive postgame brawl.

Cal and Hawaii played one of the most exciting college football games of the entire season on Christmas Eve. Unfortunately, an instant classic was spoiled

Historically, the NFL does not play on Christmas Eve unless it falls on a day of the week when games are normally scheduled. The NFL had a full slate of 10 games on Sunday, December 24 in 2023 and 11 games on Saturday, December 24, 2022 to largely avoid Christmas Day. Prior to that, the NFL hosted just one Christmas Eve game since 2018.

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College football fans who need something to do while waiting for Santa Claus to arrive tonight are in luck. There’s a bowl game on the docket. The Sheraton Hawaii Bowl is back for its customary Christmas Eve kickoff, featuring a local favorite and another West Coast program in primetime on ESPN.

The Bears will play their second game under interim head coach Nick Rolovich in homecoming game for Cal star QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele.

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The Hawaii Bowl will take place Christmas Eve in front of a sold-out crowd at UH Manoa’s Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.