2 bowl games canceled due to COVID-19 issues, per reports
It’s a rough day for the college football Bowl Season, as 2 more games were canceled Sunday morning.
According to reports, the Fenway Bowl and the Military Bowl have each been canceled due to teams’ COVID-19 issues.
The Fenway Bowl’s cancelation was made official after reports that Virginia and SMU had not traveled to Boston for the game scheduled for Wednesday in Fenway Park. Virginia delayed its trip twice due to COVID-19 issues.
Fenway Bowl between Virginia & SMU has been canceled because of COVID issues at Virginia, sources told @ActionNetworkHQ. It’s 2nd bowl cancellation after 18 bowls were canceled last year
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 26, 2021
ECU and Boston College were scheduled to play in Annapolis for the Military Bowl. Boston College’s COVID-19 issues reportedly led to the cancelation. With transfers, injuries and opt-outs added to the absences, the team was potentially down 42 players.
The COVID issues were on Boston College’s end, per sources. https://t.co/i36jFQxfX1
— Stephen Igoe (@StephenIgoe) December 26, 2021
Boston College had 42 players who were either impacted by Covid; season-ending injury; opt outs or had entered the portal, per source.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 26, 2021
Earlier this week, COVID-19 cases led to Texas A&M being replaced in the Gator Bowl and Hawaii pulling out of the Hawaii Bowl at the last minute.
