HONOLULU � Conference USA has agreed to participate in the Hawaii Bowl through 2013.

ESPN Regional Television, the owner and operator of the college bowl game, made the announcement Friday.
This year�s game at Aloha Stadium is slated for Dec. 24 and will feature a Conference USA team against a team from the Western Athletic Conference. Hawaii will represent the WAC, if the Warriors are bowl eligible.
Conference USA�s most recent appearance in the Hawaii Bowl was in 2007, when East Carolina defeated the WAC�s Boise State.
C-USA teams have played in five of the seven bowl games played since its inception in 2002.
Last year�s game saw Notre Dame beat Hawaii 49-21.