SAN DIEGO — Kyle Thornton took his time getting off the stage. Bright lights in the media room illuminated his eye black and burnished his crimson Washington State jersey, the final time he would wear it, his WSU career coming to an end with a loss to Syracuse in Friday’s Holiday Bowl.

WSU receiver Kyle Williams broke Dez Bryant's Holiday Bowl record during his 10-catch performance Friday in the Cougars' loss to Syracuse in the Holiday Bowl.

Washington State Cougars wide receiver Kyle Williams (2) hauls in a long pass against the Syracuse Orange during the first half of a college football game on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, Calif. (Tyler Tjomsland/The Spokesman-Review)