Barstool President Dave Portnoy Actively Recruiting Schools to Play in Arizona Bowl
By Reed Wallach
COVID-19 continues to lead to bowl cancellations, this time the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl, with Boise State withdrawing due to COVID-19 issues within the team.
Breaking: @BroncoSportsFB has pulled out of @theARIZONABOWL due to too many players contracting covid. We are actively looking for a replacement. I suggest @WSUCougarFB does a poll of players whether they want to play in Az bowl or Sun Bowl.
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) December 27, 2021
As Barstool President Dave Portnoy notes, Washington State is a potential replacement for Boise State, considering their Arizona-based bowl game was cancelled recently against Miami.
Miami has to withdraw from Sun Bowl because of COVID issues, bowl sources told @ActionNetworkHQ. It’s unknown if Sun Bowl can find a replacement to play Washington State, which arrived in El Paso earlier today
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 27, 2021
Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated reports that Washington State is set to stay and look for a replacement in the Sun Bowl, likely not meeting Central Michigan in the Barstool Bowl.
As expected, Washington State is committed to the Sun Bowl & would not play in the Arizona Bowl, sources confirm.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) December 27, 2021
If the Arizona Bowl cannot find a replacement for Boise in the next ~24 hrs & MAC lifts Central Michigan's obligation, CMU is expected to be bound for the Sun Bowl.
We have become accustomed to replacement teams in bowl games, such as Rutgers filling in for Texas A&M in the Gator Bowl against Wake Forest, and Portnoy is looking to keep the company's first bowl game alive, seeking the likes of Nebraska as well.
Calling @HuskerFBNation Let’s go Husker Nation! Scott Frost finally gets Big Red to bowl game! Turns program around. We’ll put @_willcompton on the call! Michigan would do it if we weren’t in playoff!
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) December 27, 2021
Make sure to stay tuned at BetSided for the latest bowl season developments.