Each of the last three years, San Jose State football’s season has ended in a bowl game loss. This time it was a 41-39 defeat in five overtimes to South Florida in the Hawaii Bowl.

What harm would there have been? San Jose State and South Florida had to go through five overtimes in the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve. The Bulls eventually won, 41-39. It was just a middling bowl game. So rather than risk injury and stretching the season out beyond reason, why not just end the game in a tie?