Bowl game ‘in danger of not being played’ due to teams’ COVID-19 issues, per reports

Another college football bowl game could be disrupted by COVID-19. Mike Barber of the Richmond Times-Dispatch is reporting that the Fenway Bowl is “very much in jeopardy” due to Virginia’s virus issues. College football insider Brett McMurphy reports that “it’s not looking good,” per a source.

Sources: #UVA football won’t fly to Boston today as it awaits results from another round of COVID-19 tests. Its appearance in the @FenwayBowl for Bronco Mendenhall’s final game, is very much in jeopardy.https://t.co/CdpTeBFCUP

— Mike Barber (@RTD_MikeBarber) December 26, 2021

Fenway Bowl in danger of not being played, source told @ActionNetworkHQ. “It’s not looking good,” source said. Virginia canceled its Sunday flight to Boston because of COVID issues, @RTD_MikeBarber reports. Also, SMU has delayed its departure to Boston. Game was set for Wednesday

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 26, 2021

Virginia and SMU are slated to play Wednesday in the first Fenway Bowl, but neither team has made the trip to Boston for the game in Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. This is the second time UVA has pushed its travel back. The Hoos were supposed to travel on Saturday, but on Friday announced they were pushing the trip back to Sunday, which is now being pushed back again.

Virginia is awaiting another round of test results and has a team meeting scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.

This Bowl Season, COVID-19 cases have led to Texas A&M being replaced in the Gator Bowl and Hawaii pulling out of the Hawaii Bowl at the last minute.

SDS Staff

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