Texas A&M will not participate in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl because of COVID-19 issues within the program, leaving Wake Forest without an opponent as officials try to find a replacement team, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.
Due to a COVID outbreak on the team, the Aggies do not have enough players to participate in the game, which is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 31 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Wake Forest still wants to play, sources told ESPN, but would need another team to be freed up from another bowl game that has a team drop out
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32924077/texas-aggies-p...
[Mod edit: Added link, not that there’s much more to the story. Also pointing out that this was first reported by SI, for what it’s worth.
Lastly, please keep the discussion to sports, bowl games, etc. Debates on on the validity of COVID protocols, testing, vaccines, etc. is a hot button issue. Please don’t go there.]
