On Thursday, the NCAA enacted a policy allowing teams with records of 5-7 this season to play in bowl games if there are not enough six-win teams.
was withdrawing from the December 31 Gator Bowl due to COVID and injury-related issues, the NCAA announced Thursday that it would allow another team to fill the now-empty slot to face Wake Forest, with Rutgers first in line according to the existing policy.
Once the policy is enacted, teams with the highest Academic Progress Rate scores get the first opportunity to fill the spot, and the NCAA said Rutgers is at the top of that list among 5-7 teams. Following the announcement, Wake Forest athletic director John Currie said at least five teams had already reached out to the school about replacing the Aggies as an opponent in the Jacksonville, Florida, bowl game.
Following the announcement that Texas A&M was withdrawing from a bowl game on Wednesday, the NCAA announced Thursday that a policy to allow teams with below-.500 records would be enacted, with Rutgers reportedly the first likely opponent for Wake Forest. Above, signage for the Gator Bowl NCAA college football game is shown outside Daily's Place and TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, on December 11.
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