TransPerfect Music City Bowl was canceled after Missouri Tigers pulled out of the game due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in their program, it was announced Sunday.
The tigers are ready to face off Iowa on Wednesday in Nashville, but Missouri canceled training on Sunday after an increase in positive COVID-19 tests and halted all team activity until January 2.
A source told the St Louis Post-Dispatch that the new cases had been traced to a Missouri game on December 19 State of Mississippi.
“Since ending our regular season and carrying out four rounds of tests over the past eight days, we have seen a significant increase in positive COVID-19 tests among our student-athletes, coaches and staff,” said athletics director Jim Sterk in a statement. “… The eight-day improvement in our program is significant and has made it impossible for us to play the bowl game.”
Iowa didn’t notice Missouri’s problems until after the Hawkeyes practiced Sunday morning. Iowa resumed activities on Saturday after a five-day hiatus due to COVID-19 cases in its program, including coach Kirk Ferentz.
“We are very disappointed that our season ends today,” Ferentz said in a statement. “This is an amazing group of players and men, and it is an honor to train them. This is a very special team. We have overcome several challenges together during one season like no other. I am very proud of this whole team and saddened. because we won’t have one more chance to go out and compete together. “
Missouri finished its regular season at 5-5 under first-year coach Eliah Drinkwitz, finishing third in SEC East. Iowa plays all eight of the Top Ten regular season games before the game against December 19 Michigan canceled due to COVID-19 issues with Wolverines. After a 0-2 start, the Hawkeyes won their last six matches to move up to No. 15 in College Football Playoff Rankings.
Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State each won their respective conference championships on Saturday, adding more drama to the University Football Playoff debates.
Which team will complete the top four? How will another bowl fight vibrate? ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach are considering their final projections for the 2020 season.
College Football Playoffs
College Football Playoff National Championship brought to you by AT&T Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida January 11, ESPN Bonagura: Alabama vs. Clemson Schlabach: Alabama vs. Clemson
College Football Playoff semifinals at the Rose Bowl AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (moved) January 1, ESPN Bonagura: Ohio State vs. Clemson Schlabach: Ohio State vs. Clemson
College Football Playoff semifinals at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans January 1, ESPN Bonagura: Alabama vs. Notre Dame Schlabach: Alabama vs. Notre Dame
Schedule bowls
December 21st
Myrtle Beach Bowl Set fight: North Texas vs. Appalachian State Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina) 2:30 pm on the ESPN and the ESPN App
December 22nd
Idaho’s Famous Potato Bowl Set fight: Nevada vs. Tulane Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho) 3:30 pm on ESPN and the ESPN App
Boca Raton bowl Set fight: UCF vs. BYU FAU Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida) 7pm on the ESPN and the ESPN App
23 December
R + L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Set fight: Louisiana Tech vs. South Georgia Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans) 3:30 pm on ESPN and the ESPN App
Montgomery Bowl Set fight: Memphis vs. FAU Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama) 7pm on ESPN or ESPN2 and the ESPN App
December 24th
New Mexico Bowl Set fight: Hawai’i vs. Houston TBD (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 3:30 pm on ESPN and the ESPN App
December 25th
Camellia Bowl Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama) 2:30 pm on the ESPN and the ESPN App Bonagura: Ball State vs. Coastal Carolina Schlabach: Ball State vs. Troy
December 26th
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida) Afternoon on ABC and the ESPN App Bonagura: Liberty vs. South Carolina Schlabach: Carolina Coast vs. South Carolina
Cure Bowl
World Camping Stadium (Orlando, Florida) Afternoon on ESPN and ESPN App Bonagura: Marshall vs. Louisiana Schlabach: Marshall vs. Louisiana
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl Gerald J.Ford Stadium (Dallas) 3:30 pm on ABC and ESPN App Bonagura: Boise State vs. UTSA Schlabach: Boise State vs. UTSA
LendingTree Bowl Set fight: Western Kentucky vs. State of Georgia Ladd-Peebles Stadium (Mobile, Alabama) 3:30 pm on ESPN and the ESPN App
Radiance Technologies’ Bowl of Freedom Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana) 7pm on the ESPN and the ESPN App Bonagura: Army vs. Nebraska Schlabach: Army vs. Nebraska
Guaranteed Price Bowls Chase Field (Phoenix) 10:15 am on the ESPN and the ESPN App Bonagura: Minnesota vs. Texas Tech Schlabach: Texas Tech vs. Wisconsin
December 28th
Military Bowl Brought to you by Perspecta Naval-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland) 2:30 pm on the ESPN and the ESPN App Bonagura: Troy vs. Navy Schlabach: Liberty vs. Navy
December 29th
Cheez-It Bowl World Camping Stadium (Orlando, Florida) 5:30 pm on the ESPN and the ESPN App Bonagura: Miami vs. Oklahoma Schlabach: Miami vs. Oklahoma
Valero Alamo bowl Alamodome (San Antonio) 9pm on the ESPN and the ESPN App Bonagura: Texas vs. Colorado Schlabach: Texas vs. Colorado
December 30th
Mayo Duke bowl Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina) Afternoon on ESPN and ESPN App Bonagura: Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin Schlabach: Wake Forest vs. Minnesota
TransPerfect Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee) 3:30 pm on ESPN and the ESPN App Bonagura: Iowa vs Kentucky Schlabach: Iowa vs Kentucky
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) 7:15 pm on the ESPN and the ESPN App Bonagura: Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M Schlabach: Oklahoma vs. Florida
December 31st
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas) Afternoon on ESPN and ESPN App Bonagura: Baylor vs. State of Mississippi Schlabach: Arizona State vs. Mississippi State
AutoZone Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee) 4pm on the ESPN and the ESPN App Bonagura: West Virginia vs. Tennessee Schlabach: West Virginia vs. Tennessee
Arizona Bowl Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona) 4 pm on CBSSN Bonagura: Buffalo vs. San Jose State Schlabach: Buffalo vs. San Jose State
Texas Bowl NRG Stadium (Houston) 8 nights on the ESPN and the ESPN App Bonagura: TCU vs. Arkansas Schlabach: TCU vs. Arkansas
January 1st
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl Legion Square (Birmingham, Alabama) Afternoon on ESPN2 and the ESPN App Bonagura: Tulsa Vs. UAB Schlabach: Tulsa Vs. UAB
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) 12:30 pm on the ESPN and the ESPN App Bonagura: Georgia vs. Cincinnati Schlabach: Georgia vs. Cincinnati
Vrbo Orange Bowl World Camping Stadium (Orlando, Florida) 13.00 on the ABC and ESPN App Bonagura: Indiana vs. Auburn Schlabach: Indiana vs. Auburn
January 2
TaxSlayer Gator bowl TIAA Bank Field (Jacksonville, Florida) Afternoon on ESPN and ESPN App Bonagura: NC State vs. Ole Miss Schlabach: NC State vs. Ole Miss
Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida) 12:30 pm on ABC and ESPN App Bonagura: Northwestern vs. Missouri Schlabach: Northwestern vs. Missouri
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona) 4pm on the ESPN and the ESPN App Bonagura: Oregon vs. Iowa State Schlabach: Oregon vs. Iowa State
Capital One Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida) 8 nights on the ESPN and the ESPN App Bonagura: Florida vs. North Carolina Schlabach: Texas A&M vs. North Carolina
Bowl game canceled
Bowl matches that have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic:
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – With Iowa’s first home football game tomorrow, there are efforts to limit tailgating around stadiums. Fans are not allowed in to see Iowa play Northwestern tomorrow, law enforcement is still bracing for a tailing large crowd.
University Heights Police Chief Troy Kelsay will be on patrol during Saturday’s game. “Interacting with the people who gathered,” he explained. “If there is a problem, I’ll have a chat with the person in charge of the property.”
The city changed the rules this year. No lawn parking. One cannot follow more than ten people on the front page of a private property, there is no tailgating on public property. People who break the rules can be fined fifty dollars, but Kelsay doesn’t think that’s going to happen.
Kelsay hopes to do more education than law enforcement. “I’ve had some frustration with people I’ve worked with,” he said. “But I can always get compliance in some way or another without having to resort to law enforcement.”
That’s why regulations were enforced, to prevent large gatherings. “University Heights is not interested in being identified at some point on the road because this is where the super-spreading event occurs,” he said.
Iowa City Police will respond to nuisance calls, but they have no rules regarding tailgating dispersal on private property.
“We wouldn’t do that if people weren’t causing trouble,” said Denise Brotherton, Chief of Interim Police at the Iowa City Police Department. “What we’re going to do is educate them, remind them, the smaller the gathering, the less transmission. They were supposed to be wearing masks, but again, they were on their own private property. “
Vendors have also been banned around the Kinnick Stadium this year.
