How to Watch 2024 Cure Bowl: Ohio vs. Jacksonville State: Stream College Football Live, TV Channel

Two conference champions square-off in the 2024 edition of the Cure Bowl. It’ll be MAC champion Ohio against Conference USA champion Jacksonville State on Friday.

It’s not just the new expanded College Football Playoff that has conference champions squaring off against each other this postseason. Friday’s slate ends with a playoff game, but begins at noon ET with the Cure Bowl, which will feature MAC champion Ohio (10-3, 7-1 MAC) taking on the Conference USA Champion Jacksonville State (9-4, 7-1 Conference USA). This year will be the first appearance in the Cure Bowl for both of these programs.

How to Watch the 2024 Cure Bowl Today:

Game Date: Friday, Dec. 20, 2024

Game Time: 12:00 p.m. ET

TV Channel: ESPN

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Ohio had one of the best finishes to the season of any Group of Five program. The Bobcats rolled off five wins in a row – all conference games – to reach the MAC Championship. In that game, the underdog Bobcats blew out Miami (OH) 38-3 to win their first ever conference championships. Now, they’re looking for their third down win in a row after winning the Arizona Bowl and Myrtle Beach Bowl the last two years.

Jacksonville State started the season 0-3, but then won eight games in a row before dropping its regular season finale to Western Kentucky. Despite that loss the Gamecocks still punched their ticket to the Conference USA Championship, where they got a rematch with Western Kentucky and came away with a convincing 52-12 win.

Now the Gamecocks are in a bowl game for the second time in just two years at the FBS level. They’re going for their second bowl win after winning the New Orleans Bowl last year. However, this time around they’ll be without head coach Rich Rodriguez – he was hired by West Virginia after the conference championship. Offensive coordinator Rod Smith will coach this game as the interim head coach.

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