Pac-10 Runner-Up Gets the Holiday

Pacific 10 Conference athletic directors agreed in principle Thursday to send their second-place team to the Holiday Bowl for the next four years.

Among the significant details still to be worked out before a deal is finalized is securing an opponent for the Pac-10 team. Bowl officials would like to have the choice between the champion of the Western Athletic Conference--which will change dramatically next year--and the third-place team from the Big 12.

“Our guys are very enthusiastic about it,” Pac-10 assistant commissioner Jim Muldoon said after the athletic directors agreed via conference call to pursue the Holiday Bowl deal.

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The Hawaii-San Diego State football game originally scheduled for Oct. 10 in Qualcomm Stadium has been moved up a day to avoid any potential conflict with the San Diego Padres’ postseason schedule.

The game will be played Friday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m.