College football schedule tracker: COVID-19 related news, updates
Texas Bowl is canceled
Notre Dame football provides COVID-19 testing update
On Monday, Notre Dame football announced that 189 COVID-19 tests were administered to student-athletes last week. None of those tests came back positive.
The Fighting Irish will face Alabama in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021.
2020 Music City Bowl canceled
The Music City Bowl announced that its 2020 game has been canceled due to Missouri being unable to play with too many COVID-19 cases. The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 30.
“I want to thank the hard work of those involved in helping plan this year’s bowl, which we were prepared to host this week,” Scott Ramsey, President & CEO of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl said. “Unfortunately, Missouri’s high positive COVID-19 numbers have resulted in the cancelation of this game. We look forward to planning for 2021.”
Here's the college football news to know Wednesday morning
Good morning, college football fans. We're here with the latest college football scheduling news.
Here's what you need to know Wednesday morning:
- BYU defeated UCF 49-23 in the Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday to finish the season with an 11-1 record. Nevada defeated Tulane 38-27 in the Idaho Potato Bowl.
- Louisiana Tech and Georgia Southern will meet in the New Orleans Bowl, which kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, followed by Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic in the Montgomery Bowl at 7 p.m. ET.
- The Gasparilla Bowl has been canceled due to South Carolina being unable to play with too many COVID-19 cases.
- Army announced that it would replace Tennessee in the 2020 Liberty Bowl.
- The Military Bowl announced that its 2020 game has been canceled.
- The Guaranteed Rate Bowl announced that it has been canceled for this season.
2020 Gasparilla Bowl canceled
South Carolina announces it will not play in a bowl game
Here's the college football news you need to know Tuesday
Good morning, college football fans. Here at NCAA.com, we're tracking official sources in order to give you the latest college football scheduling updates.
Here's the latest:
- Appalachian State defeated North Texas 56-28 in the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Monday.
- Tulane and Nevada will face off at 3:30 p.m. ET in the Idaho Potato Bowl on ESPN, followed by UCF vs. No. 16 BYU in the Boca Raton Bowl at 7 p.m. ET, also on ESPN.
- Army announced that it would replace Tennessee in the 2020 Liberty Bowl.
- The Military Bowl announced that its 2020 game has been canceled.
- The Guaranteed Rate Bowl announced that it has been canceled for this season.
Army replaces Tennessee in 2020 Liberty Bowl
On Monday, Tennessee announced it is pausing all team activities and will not be able to compete in the 2020 Liberty Bowl against West Virginia on Thursday, Dec. 31. The decision comes after "an increase in positive cases among student-athletes and staff and subsequent contact tracing."
Later that evening, Army announced that it would replace Tennessee in the game.
2020 Military Bowl canceled
The Military Bowl announced that its 2020 game has been canceled due to the amount of bowl game opt-outs this college football season. The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 28.
Guaranteed Rate Bowl is canceled for 2020
Duke's Mayo Bowl to feature Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin
Sun Belt announces Louisiana will play in First Responder Bowl
The 2020-21 College Football Playoff field is announced
College Football Playoff semifinal will be moved from the Rose Bowl to AT&T Stadium
This season's College Football Playoff semifinal that was originally scheduled to be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., will now be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, according to a statement from CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock. It is still slated for Friday, Jan. 1, 2021.
Both the CFP Management Committee and the Tournament of Roses mutually agreed to this decision, due to the "growing number of COVID-19 cases in Southern California."