With the 45th annual DIRECTV Holiday Bowl matchup between Syracuse and Washington State just about a week away, San Diego is hosting a lineup of events leading up to the big game.

It will be the first time the Holiday Bowl is held in Mission Valley — where it had been for more than 40 years — since before the pandemic. The two most recent bowl games were played in Petco ...

The teams will meet Dec. 27 in the Holiday Bowl’s return to its Mission Valley roots after three years downtown at Petco Park. The game will be played at 32,500-seat Snapdragon Stadium.