Texas A&M dealing with virus outbreak as 'multiple positions have been hit particularly hard,' per report

Texas A&M has shut down its bowl preparation as it is only days from the Gator Bowl matchup against Wake Forest.

Billy Liucci of TexAgs reported that football operations have been shut down since Saturday because of a COVID-19 outbreak within the program, of mainly vaccinated athletes. The report added that the team has met via Zoom since Saturday as, “multiple positions have been hit particularly hard.”

The Gator Bowl is scheduled for Dec. 31.

Per multiple sources, Texas A&M football operations/bowl prep shut down since Saturday due to a Co-Vid outbreak within the program, mainly consisting of vaccinated athletes. Team has been meeting via Zoom since Saturday and multiple positions have been hit particularly hard.

— Billy Liucci (@billyliucci) December 21, 2021

The Demon Deacons enter bowl season after they won the ACC Atlantic Division to end Clemson’s reign as champions, but then fell 45-21 to Pittsburgh in the ACC Championship. The Aggies are on a school-record 13-year postseason streak, and this is the first appearance in Gator Bowl since routing North Carolina State 52-13 in 2018.