ESPN Cancels Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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COVID disrupts another college football game

Tropical Smoothie Cafe's Frisco Bowl cancelled
(Image credit: ESPN)

ESPN said that the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl has been canceled because of COVID-19 protocols preventing Southern Methodist University from playing.

“While we are disappointed in having to cancel the game, our top priority is the health and safety of all parties involved,” said Clint Overby, VP of ESPN Events. “We wish SMU, their student-athletes, coaches and administrators well during this time.”

The pandemic has disrupted many college football games, including some of the 17 bowl games owned and operated by ESPN Events.

Earlier, ESPN canceled the Las Vegas Bowl because of COVID.

SMU’s opponent, the University of Texas San Antonio will now play in the Servpro First Responder Bowl on Dec. 26 on ABC. UTSA’s opponent will be announced shortly.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.