South Florida rings in Christmas with 5OT win in Hawaii Bowl

South Florida v San Jose State - Hawaii Bowl HONOLULU, HAWAII - DECEMBER 24: Ta'Ron Keith #9 of the South Florida Bulls celebrates with Nay'Quan Wright #5 after scoring a touchdown during the first half of the game against the San Jose Spartans at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex on December 24, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Image (Darryl Oumi/Getty Images)

By Jack Baer, Yahoo Sports

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;The stockings were hung by the chimney with careAs South Florida won the Hawaii Bowl by a hair.

TAs much of the nation's children were sleeping with dreams of Santa, the Bulls were winning one of the wildest games of bowl season, a five-overtime, 41-39 thriller over San José State in the Hawaii Bowl.