The 2021 Holiday Bowl, which was set to be played on Tuesday night, is now off. UCLA, which was scheduled to face NC State, is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak.
The program announced the news on Tuesday afternoon. Bruce Feldman of The Athleticwas the first to report the latest bowl game to be taken off the schedule due to COVID-19.
According to Feldman, UCLA's defensive line room “has been decimated by Covid issues,” leading to today's decision. “The Bruins were down to two interior D-Linemen yesterday for this game with a converted LB as the back-up nose guard, and were set to play but then had more covid issues today,” he added.