South Florida vs. Old Dominion: Time, Date, TV Channel, 2025 Cure Bowl Preview
It’s bowl season, which means we have a lot of football to watch between Dec. 13 and Jan. 19! Ohio State, Utah, Georgia Southern, Army, Texas A&M — and just about everyone in between — will take part in a total of 47 games that will ultimately conclude with the 2026 CFP National Championship.
NESN has you covered with previews for each and every game — with our next contest featuring some significant changes:
2025 StaffDNA Cure Bowl
Matchup: USF Bulls vs. Old Dominion Monarchs
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025
Kickoff: 5 p.m. ET
Stadium: Camping World Stadium — Orlando, Fla.
TV: ESPN
Game Overview
The Cure Bowl will feature two teams nowhere near full strengths, as USF head coach Alex Golesh and offensive coordinator Joel Gordon have already moved on to begin serving in those same roles with the Auburn Tigers. Byrum Brown, their starting quarterback, decided not to play in the bowl game and will instead serve as an assistant coach as a result. Old Dominion, on the other hand, will be without starting quarterback Colton Joseph.
Ohio (2024), Appalachian State (2023), and Troy (2022) are the three most recent winners, with the last six iterations of the matchup being decided by one score or fewer — including an overtime contest in 2020.
Team Overviews
South Florida Bulls
Conference: American
Head Coach: Kevin Patrick (Interim)
Record: 9–3
South Florida started its season with consecutive ranked victories over No. 25 Boise State and No. 13 Florida, though things eventually unraveled as they dropped winnable games against Memphis and Navy to take themselves out of conference championship game contention following their loss to No. 5 Miami (FL).
The Bulls now find themselves in one of the earliest bowl games on the schedule, without their head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterback, and with several question marks on the injury front — leaving us without very much to share in terms of definites.
Sorry.
Old Dominion Monarchs
Conference: Sun Belt
Head Coach: Ricky Rahne
Record: 9-3
Old Dominion is still looking for its first bowl game victory under head coach Ricky Rahne, who set a career high in victories (nine) and conference victories (six) in 2025.
The Monarchs, as a unit, can tie the program record for victories (10) with a victory in this one — tying the 2016 squad that defeated Eastern Michigan in the Bahamas Bowl.
Players to Watch
USF
QB Gaston Moore
RB Nykahi Davenport
WR Keshaun Singleton
WR Jeremiah Koger
DT Devin Lee
LB Mac Harris
CB Jarvis Lee
Old Dominion
QB Quinn Henicle
RB Trequan Jones
RB Devin Roche
WR Na’eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding
S Jerome Carter
S Jeremy Mack
Key Notes
Gaston Moore is expected to start for USF, his first for the program since transferring in from Tennessee.
Quinn Henicle is expected to start at quarterback for Old Dominion, which would be his second start for the program — he ran for 206 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 143 yards and two touchdowns against Arkansas State in 2024.
Betting Lines
DraftKings Sportsbook: USF -3.5 | O/U 53.5
FanDuel Sportsbook: USF -3.5 | O/U 53.5
BetMGM Sportsbook: USF -3.5 | O/U 53.5
The Pick: Old Dominion +3.5