Another day has brought another cancelation to college football’s 2020-21 bowl season, this time the LA Bowl, which was set to debut on December 30 has officially been called off.
The LA Bowl announced the news on Monday, becoming the 11th bowl game canceled for this coming bowl season, joining the Bahamas, Celebration, Fenway, Hawai’i, Holiday, Las Vegas, Motor City, Pinstripe, Redbox, and Sun bowls who all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The LA Bowl was set to be played at the brand new SoFi Stadium, home to the NFL’s Chargers and Rams.
— LABowlGame (@LABowlGame) December 7, 2020
The LA Bowl, which was set to be played between the Pac-12 and Mountain West is the fifth bowl game with a Pac-12 tie-in to be called off. The Pac-12 did recently get an assist from the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, as a Pac-12 team will take on an SEC foe in that game this year.