{"id":1160250,"date":"2021-12-27T09:03:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T14:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1160250"},"modified":"2021-12-27T09:03:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T14:03:21","slug":"more-college-bowl-games-face-cancelation-over-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-college-bowl-games-face-cancelation-over-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"More College Bowl Games Face Cancelation Over COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-college-bowl-games-face-cancelation-over-covid-19%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1160250&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two college bowl games were canceled on Sunday and more are at risk of being called off due to growing concerns over the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, was the latest game to be called off after the University of Miami announced on Sunday night that the team would not make the trip. The official announcement on Twitter said the decision was \u201cdue to COVID-19 protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Miami Athletics announced Sunday that its football team will be unable to participate in the 2021 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl against Washington State due to COVID-19 protocols. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LeDTHsfWjK\">pic.twitter.com\/LeDTHsfWjK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canes Football (@CanesFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanesFootball\/status\/1475264243951833089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely disappointed that our football team will be unable to participate in the 2021 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl,\u201d Deputy Director of Athletics\/Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Strawley said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/miamihurricanes.com\/news\/2021\/12\/26\/miami-football-unable-to-participate-in-2021-tony-the-tiger-sun-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on the team\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut due to the number of COVID-19 cases impacting our roster we do not have enough student-athletes to safely compete, and the health and safety of our student-athletes will always be our top priority. This team worked hard all season to earn a bowl invitation and my heart goes out to our student-athletes, especially our seniors. I also want to thank Interim Head Coach Jess Simpson and our football staff for all of their efforts in preparation for this bowl game,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe regret the impact this has on the Washington State program and their postseason experience. I want to commend the Sun Bowl Association for their tireless work in helping us navigate this situation over the past several days. We are grateful for their support as an Atlantic Coast Conference bowl partner,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came on the same day that the Military Bowl shared that its game would not take place.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 NEWS\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MilitaryBowl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MilitaryBowl<\/a> presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeratonCorp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PeratonCorp<\/a>, benefiting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the_USO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@the_USO<\/a> has been CANCELED.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4opLN0BoNZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/4opLN0BoNZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NYeJwkLUVI\">pic.twitter.com\/NYeJwkLUVI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Military Bowl (@MilitaryBowl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MilitaryBowl\/status\/1475146010506715145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boston College and East Carolina were scheduled to play on Monday at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a terrible situation obviously,\u201d Military Bowl President &amp; Executive Director Steve Beck said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/militarybowl.org\/military-bowl-presented-by-peraton-benefiting-the-uso-is-canceled-due-to-covid-19-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. \u201cWe appreciate everyone who worked so hard to try to make the game happen. Of course, the health and safety of the players and coaches is top priority. The decision not to play is understandable, but disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, due to cases of COVID-19 rising within our program since our arrival, along with season-ending injuries, opt outs and transfers, we just do not have enough players to field a team,\u201d Boston College Director of Athletics Pat Kraft said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are disappointed not to be able to finish the season together as a team, but the health and safety of our program is our highest priority. Steve Beck and his Military Bowl staff put on a great week for our team and we are thankful for everything they did to make us feel at home during our stay in Washington, D.C.,\u201d Kraft added.<\/p>\n<p>The Wasabi Fenway Bowl was also canceled on Sunday. The statement from the bowl game\u2019s Twitter account noted that the University of Virginia withdrew due to a high number of COVID-19 cases. The team was scheduled to play Southern Methodist University in Boston\u2019s historic Fenway Park baseball stadium.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wasabi Fenway Bowl Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/InTrBdar9f\">pic.twitter.com\/InTrBdar9f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wasabi Fenway Bowl (@FenwayBowl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FenwayBowl\/status\/1475148543803461633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is fighting Joe Biden\u2019s vaccine mandate in federal court. Join us in this fight by&nbsp;<a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lp.dailywire.com\/osha-petition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signing<\/a>&nbsp;our petition to OSHA, telling them that you will not comply with this mandate.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two college bowl games were canceled on Sunday and more are at risk of being called off due to growing concerns over the spread of COVID-19. 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