Hawai’i announced on Thursday that the team will not play against Memphis in the Hawai’i Bowl on Friday due to COVID-19 issues in the Rainbow Warriors program.
“We are disappointed our season has to end this way,” Hawai’i head coach Todd Graham said. “As competitive as we are and as much as we want to play the game, we cannot put the health and safety of our student-athletes at risk.”
The Rainbow Warriors were planning to make their 10th appearance in Friday’s bowl game. The news com after the Rainbow Warriors were deemed eligible for a bowl when the NCAA added a one-time replacement bowl game for this year's bowl season.