Complex sentence: The Pacific Life Holiday Bowl was the first of the six prestigious non-BCS games and the third game to be played on December 28 was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, which also hosts the Poinsettia Bowl.
Split into simpler sentences: The Pacific Life Holiday Bowl was the first of the six prestigious non-BCS games and the third game to be played on December 28. It was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, which also hosts the Poinsettia Bowl.