NC State player sounds off on late cancellation of Holiday Bowl
A North Carolina State wide receiver isn’t too happy with the late cancellation of the Holiday Bowl. He vented his frustrations with a tweet on Tuesday, just a few minutes after the announcement.
UCLA backed out of Tuesday’s Holiday Bowl game because of COVID-19 concerns within the program. The news came approximately 5 hours before kickoff.
When he heard the news, freshman wide receiver Porter Rooks took to Twitter to sound off on UCLA’s decision.
“Gonna cancel 5 hours before the kick?!” Rooks wrote. “Spent Christmas away from home, practiced for a month, had family fly across the country to watching game…smdh.”
Gonna cancel 5 hours before the kick?! Spent Christmas away from home, practiced for a month, had family fly across the country to watch the game.. smdh
— Porter Rooks (@Porter_Rooks) December 28, 2021
The Holiday Bowl is the latest postseason contest to be canceled because of COVID-19 concerns. Other games that have been called off include the Military Bowl, Fenway Bowl, Hawai’i Bowl and Arizona Bowl.
Texas A&M opted out of the Gator Bowl but Rutgers will step in and play Wake Forest.
