They have to feed the beluga whales, look around the navy aircraft carrier and see the final area of the soccer field on the baseball field painted in the team colors.
They didn’t come to play football.
About five hours before departure, UCLA Bruins Learned from them Fit holiday bowl Number 18 was canceled Tuesday morning against the state of North Carolina due to the deterioration of Petco Park Covit-19 problems With caterpillars.
“We are deeply disappointed for our young people at the football event that worked so hard for this opportunity,” UCLA Athletics Director Martin Jormond said in a statement. “My heart is with them. The health and safety of our students will always be our guiding light.
The Bruins were particularly skinny on the defensive line, with Odito Okbonia out of the game while recovering from injury, and Tyler Manova and Jay Toya said they couldn’t play on social media. Additionally, defender Quandres Knight and offensive lineman Adonio Mafi were involved in the Covit-19 protocol.
“Can we play 7 out of 7?” He tweeted it Melva Thompson-Robinson, Madre del quarterback dell’UCLA Dorian Thompson-Robinson.
Dorian tweeted: “It’s a terrible way for this team to end such a great year. It’s a team of very special guys ”.
This is the fifth post-season game that has been canceled due to problems with the virus that unites Arizona, Fenway, Hawaii and military bowls. Gator and Sun Balls should play in the next few days only after the alternative teams have agreed to take the place of those forced to retire.
The NC State players, looking to claim their 10th win for the second time in 137 years of school football, made no secret of their disappointment as the match was interrupted by short notice and the team lost a chance to find a match. other opponent.
“Our team has been preparing for this for a month with family and friends,” tweeted Aaron McLaughlin, Wallback’s quarterback. “We have been training here for 5 days and are we at the Christmas hotel having to cancel 5 hours before kick-off? We deserve better.
“It’s not a game at this point, it’s a messy vacation for everyone involved on both fronts. UCLA and NC State “.
Before the game, Bruins coach Chip Kelly told his team Better try to play Despite the challenges posed by the rapidly spreading Omigron variant of the corona virus it has led to college and professional sports across the country.
“Our whole mood is always there. If we have 11 people, we’ll play, ”Kelly said, noting the number of players needed on each side of the ball.
Kelly said the team’s unvaccinated players were tested this week, and those who developed symptoms before the start received further tests. In an effort to create a post-season look for school after the 2017 Cactus Bowl, the Bruins have long done outdoor activities and preventative measures like sitting at a distance of at least six feet.
“We talk a lot with our players about protecting the environment. We are proud to have played all of our games a year ago and the pride goes to our players, ”said Kelly. It should be, apparently the incidents have occurred on our campus – our basketball team’s games have been canceled, our women’s basketball team’s games have been canceled, so our players are doing the best possible job.
The Bruins (8-4), who missed the chance to record their most impressive win under Kelly, will finish their season with a three-game winning streak in which they played their best football. They recovered from a 13-point deficit 37 unanswered points Against Colorado before losing a record 62 points in rival USC and posting Beat California 42-14.
Now we just have to wait to see who will use the residual merit. Among the team’s top players, Thomson-Robinson, Zach Charbonnat, left arm Sean Ryan, white receiver Kyle Phillips and safety Quentin Lake were all selected to return, propelled in some way by the possibility of a better finish.
“Very unfortunate,” Lake tweeted about the cancellation. “I’m sorry fans. I’m sorry for the whole Bruin nation. I hate that it ends like this “.
