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NC State player sounds off on late cancellation of Holiday Bowl
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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.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB