JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The countdown to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl is on.

The crippled is scheduled for Friday astatine TIAA Bank Field but the caller COVID-19 outbreak leaves a batch of what-ifs.

Texas A&M is retired due to the fact that of issues with the coronavirus and season-ending injuries. Instead, Rutgers volition play Wake Forest. But determination is inactive immoderate interest retired there: What if there’s different outbreak?

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The Fenway Bowl and Military Bowl were some canceled owed to the pandemic connected Sunday arsenic coronavirus outbreaks astatine Virginia and Boston College forced them to telephone disconnected their postseason plans.

The crippled scheduled for Wednesday astatine Fenway Park was to pit the Cavaliers against SMU. The Military Bowl scheduled for Monday astatine Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium successful Annapolis, Maryland, betwixt Boston College and East Carolina was canceled due to the fact that of affirmative COVID-19 tests astatine BC.

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Also Sunday, Miami said it would not play successful the Sun Bowl, which was scheduled for Friday against Washington State. The Hurricanes person been dealing with a microorganism outbreak for respective days.

Gator Bowl Sports President Greg McGarity joined News4JAX to speech astir the steps his enactment is taking to marque definite the crippled goes on.

McGarity said the teams volition get successful Jacksonville successful the coming days.

“Even erstwhile the teams get – Wake Forest arrives this afternoon, Rutgers aboriginal connected time day – so, truthful acold truthful good. Both teams are healthy, truthful unless we perceive different we’ll beryllium acceptable to go,” helium said.

But, helium added, the Gator Bowl volition beryllium acceptable if thing changes.

“We person to expect the unexpected and don’t beryllium upset with things due to the fact that things tin pivot successful a moment’s time. We’re moving afloat velocity up – gonna person a large crippled and conscionable anticipation we tin get to the 31st at 11 AM to footwear it off,” McGarity said.

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