Wake Forest athletic director John Currie said at least five teams have asked about joining the Dec. 31 bowl, including one that has already played a bowl game.
Following the announcement that Texas A&M’s football team is withdrawing from the Dec.31 Gator Bowl, Wake Forest athletic director John Currie said Wednesday that at least five other teams have expressed interest in replacing the Aggies as an opponent for the Demon Deacons. Currie said he is “heartened” by the teams that have reached out, including one team that has already played in a bowl game. Earlier Wednesday, Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher said in a news release that the combination of COVID issues the team is experiencing and injuries to several players meant they would not have enough scholarship players available to play in the bowl game. The team did not provide specific numbers for COVID-positives or injuries. Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson said he met with his team’s captains Wednesday to ask what they wanted to do, and the answer was that they wanted to play, but would prefer to stay at home to celebrate the holidays with their families instead of staying at school to practice and prepare if the game was unlikely to take place.
