The Tigers withdrew from the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes due to the number of positives in their program
The TransPerfect Music City Bowl was canceled after the Missouri Tigers pulled out of the game due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. on their show, they announced this Sunday.
The Tigers were scheduled to face the Iowa Hawkeyes on Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee, however, Missouri canceled its training this Sunday after an increase in positive tests for COVID-19 and they stopped all team activities until January 2.
Unfortunately, that has resulted in the cancellation of the 2020 game, “bowl officials said in a statement.
A source pointed out to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the new cases have been traced to Missouri’s game on Dec. 19 against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
“Since we concluded our regular season and conducted four test rounds in the last eight days, We have seen a significant increase in positive COVID-19 tests among our athletes, coaches and staff“Athletic director Jim Serk said in a statement.”This eight-day rally into our schedule is significant and has made it impossible for us to play in the bowl.“.
Iowa was not aware of Missouri’s problems until after the Hawkeyes trained this Sunday morning. Iowa resumed its activities on Saturday after a five-day hiatus due to COVID-19 cases in its program, which included coach Kirk Ferentz.
“We are extremely disappointed that our season ends today,” Ferentz said in a statement. “This is a remarkable group of players and men and it has been an honor to lead them. This has been a very special team. We have overcome various challenges together during a season like no other. I am incredibly proud of this entire team and saddened that we will not have one. more opportunity to go out and compete together. “
Missouri completed its regular season 5-5 under first-year head coach Eliah Drinkwitz, finishing in third place at SEC East. Iowa played all eight of the Big Ten regular season games before the Dec. 19 game against Michigan was canceled due to COVID-19 issues with the Wolverines. After a 0-2 start, the Hawkeyes won their last six games to climb to No. 15 in the College Football Playoff standings.
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