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A battle between old Big West foes starts off the Thanksgiving Doubleheader. For the Bulldogs, it's a chance to stay alive in the Mountain West title race while for the Spartans, it's win or no bowl as SJSU is 5-6. San Jose State is on a 2 game skid and 3 will make it the end of their season.
Coverage begins in about 5 minutes on FS1.
Fresno State leads the all-time series, 42-38 with 3 ties. San Jose State won the most recent meeting in 2019.
Fresno State's best win streak in this series is 12 between 1991 and 2005.
San Jose State's best win streak in this series is 7 from 1948 to 1954.
San Jose State hasn't led in this series since 2002 when Fresno State tied them for wins.
Since this rivalry began in 1921, they have played each other as non-conference rivals and also as conference rivals in the California Coast, Far Western, California Collegiate Athletic Association, Big West, and Western Athletic Conferences. Currently, it's a Mountain West Conference rivalry.
This is also known as the Valley Bowl and they play for a trophy. This is the Valley trophy.

According to 506 Sports, your commentary duo will be Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis. No word on whether there's a sideline reporter.