Rutgers, Wake Forest healthy and ready for Friday’s Gator Bowl

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Masks encouraged but not required for fans astatine game

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Wake Forest and Rutgers spell head-to-head successful the Tax Slayer Gator Bowl connected Friday morning.

A quality league was held Thursday greeting astatine TIAA Bank Field wherever officials discussed information protocols for tomorrow’s vessel game.

It’s a vessel crippled that astir didn’t hap due to the fact that of COVID-19, however, coaches said the players are steadfast and acceptable to go. And officials are making definite fans are safe.

Wake Forest and Rutgers fans volition beryllium filling the seats astatine TIAA Bank Field connected New Year’s Eve arsenic the schools conflict it retired successful the Tax Slayer Gator Bowl.

COVID-19 and injuries led to Texas A&M pulling retired of the vessel game. Rutgers stepped up to the sheet past week allowing the crippled to spell on.

Fans heading to the crippled tin expect the aforesaid stadium COVID-19 protocols already successful spot for Jaguars games.

“Masks are encouraged, they’re not required,” said Mike Kenny, manager of stadium and lawsuit services. “There are immoderate restricted areas wherever determination are heightened protocols that are successful spot but we volition beryllium utilizing the aforesaid protocols, precise akin protocols, for Tax Slayer Gator Bowl for each play agelong during Jaguars location games.”

Gates unfastened astatine 9 a.m. and kickoff is astatine 11 a.m. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office encourages fans to get aboriginal and get to their parking spots 3 hours earlier kick-off.

JFRD says firefighters volition beryllium connected standby wrong and extracurricular the stadium for immoderate aesculapian needs passim the game.

There is inactive plentifulness of clip to bargain tickets and parking passes until then.