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.

Syracuse Football is looking to finish the season with ten wins for the first time since 2018 and third time since 2001 when they face Washington State in the H

The Cougars are big underdogs after losing many of their top players and coaches, but there are reasons why they might pull off a big upset against Syracuse.