Kyle McCord threw for 453 yards and five touchdowns to break Deshaun Watson’s Atlantic Coast Conference season passing record and lead No. 22 Syracuse to a 52-35 victory over depleted-yet-scrappy Washington State in the Holiday Bowl on Friday night.

Everything you need to know to watch the Syracuse Orange vs. Washington State Cougars in the Holiday Bowl on Friday, Dec. 27.

The Cougars will not be the same team that ended the regular season after coach Jake Dickert left and more than two dozen players entered the transfer portal.

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The No. 22 Syracuse Orange will clash with the depleted Washington State Cougars in the DirecTV Holiday Bowl today. This game is available on multiple streaming services for free.

Kyle McCord threw for 453 yards and five touchdowns to break Deshaun Watson’s Atlantic Coast Conference season passing record and lead No. 22 Syracuse to a 52-35 victory over depleted-yet-scrappy Washington State in the Holiday Bowl on Friday night.

Kyle McCord broke Deshaun Watson’s Atlantic Coast Conference season passing yards record on a 50-yard completion to Darrell Gill Jr. on No. 22 Syracuse’s first play of the second half in a 52-35 Holiday Bowl victory overt Washington State on Friday night.

When Kyle McCord made the decision to transfer to Syracuse University last December, he was doing so as something of a cast-off in Columbus. Following a loss to the Michigan Wolverines in the regular

Kyle McCord was thought to be written off after he entered the transfer portal from Ohio State last season. But after Friday night, McCord had a season for the ages, cementing his place as one of the best quarterbacks in college football.