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COVID outbreaks at UVa, BC scuttle Fenway, Military bowls

FILE - East Carolina's Keaton Mitchell (25) runs the ball against Cincinnati during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Greenville, N.C., Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. The Fenway Bowl and Military Bowl have been canceled due to the pandemic as coronavirus outbreaks at Virginia and Boston College forced them to call off their postseason plans. The Military Bowl scheduled for Monday, Dec. 27, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium between Boston College and East Carolina was canceled because of positive COVID-19 tests at BC.(AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker) FILE - Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec (5) prepares to hand the ball off during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Wake Forest, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in Boston. The Fenway Bowl and Military Bowl have been canceled due to the pandemic as coronavirus outbreaks at Virginia and Boston College forced them to call off their postseason plans. The Military Bowl scheduled for Monday, Dec. 27, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium between Boston College and East Carolina was canceled because of positive COVID-19 tests at BC.(AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File) FILE - SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai (8) throws against Tulane during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. The Fenway Bowl and Military Bowl have been canceled due to the pandemic as coronavirus outbreaks at Virginia and Boston College forced them to call off their postseason plans. The game scheduled for Fenway Park was to pit the Cavaliers against SMU on Wednesday, Dec. 29. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File) FILE - Virginia wide receiver Keytaon Thompson celebrates after making a touchdown catch against Pittsburgh during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Pittsburgh. The Fenway Bowl and Military Bowl have been canceled due to the pandemic as coronavirus outbreaks at Virginia and Boston College forced them to call off their postseason plans. The game scheduled for Fenway Park was to pit the Cavaliers against SMU on Wednesday, Dec. 29. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley looks on from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Wake Forest, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) FILE - Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall watches the team's NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh on Nov. 20, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Mendenhall is stepping down after the Cavaliers play their bowl game, abruptly ending his tenure at the school after six seasons. The surprising announcement came in a news release Thursday, Dec. 2. In a hastily organized conference call with reporters, Mendenhall said the decision was his alone and that both athletic director Carla Williams and university president Jim Ryan asked him to stay. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
COVID outbreaks at UVa, BC scuttle Fenway, Military bowls