Alright it is officially Bowl Season and even though players have been opting out of bowl games for years, this year is going to be at an all-time high due to COVID-19. So, without Further ado, here are the notable opt outs for each bowl game as of now. (Will be updating daily!)
- 1) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Tulane vs. Nevada)
- Tulane – Star DE’s Patrick Johnson and Cam Sample both opted out
Nevada – Nobody as of now
- 2) Boca Raton Bowl (UCF vs. #16 BYU)
UCF – A few guys are out due to off the field issues but only notable opt out is Marlon Williams, Star WR (opted out a few weeks ago).
BYU – Nobody as of now
- 3) Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern)
LT – Star WR Adrian Hardy (opted out a few weeks ago)
Georgia Southern – Standout LB Reynard Ellis (opted out weeks ago).
- 4) Montgomery Bowl (Memphis vs. FAU)
Memphis – Nobody as of now
FAU – Nobody as of now
- 5) New Mexico Bowl (Hawaii vs. Houston)
Hawaii – Nobody as of now
Houston – Star DL Payton Turner opted out
- 6) Camellia Bowl (Marshall vs. Buffalo)
Marshall – Starting RB Brenden Knox, Standout LB Tavante Beckett, Star Offensive Tackle Josh Ball all opted out.
Buffalo – Nobody as of now
- 7) Gasparilla Bowl (South Carolina vs. UAB)
South Carolina – Nobody as of now
UAB – Nobody as of now
- 8) First Responder Bowl (#19 Louisiana vs. UTSA)
Louisiana – Nobody as of now
UTSA – Nobody as of now
- 9) Lending Tree Bowl (Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State)
Western Kentucky – Nobody as of now
Georgia State – Nobody as of now
- 10) Cure Bowl (Liberty vs. #12 Coastal Carolina)
Liberty – Nobody as of now
Coastal Carolina – Nobody as of now
- 11) Cheez-It Bowl (#21 Oklahoma State vs. #18 Miami)
Oklahoma State – Star RB Chubba Hubbard (opted out 2 weeks ago)
Miami – Nobody as of now
- 12) Alamo Bowl (#20 Texas vs. Colorado)
Texas – Star OL Sam Cosmi (opted out weeks ago), Starting DB’s Chris Brown and Caden Sterns (opted out weeks ago), Starting DL Ta’Quon Graham, Starting LB Joseph Ossai all opted out as well.
Colorado – Nobody as of now
- 13) Mayo Bowl (Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin)
Wake Forest – Nobody as of now
Wisconsin – Nobody as of now
- 14) Music City Bowl (#15 Iowa vs. Missouri)
Iowa – Nobody as of now
Missouri – Nobody as of now
- 15) Cotton Bowl (#7 Florida vs. #6 Oklahoma)
Florida – Star TE Kyle Pitts opted out to get ready for draft.
Oklahoma – Nobody as of now
- 16) Armed Forces Bowl (#24 Tulsa vs. Mississippi State)
Tulsa – Nobody as of now
Mississippi State – Starting SS Marcus Murphy (opted out 2 weeks ago)
- 17) Arizona Bowl (Ball State vs. #22 San Jose State)
Ball State – Nobody as of now
San Jose State – Nobody as of now
- 18) Liberty Bowl (West Virginia vs. Army)
West Virginia – Star DL Dante Stills (opted out 2 weeks ago)
Army – Nobody as of now
- 19) Texas Bowl (Arkansas vs. TCU)
Arkansas – Nobody as of now
TCU – Nobody as of now
- 20) Peach Bowl (#9 Georgia vs. #8 Cincinnati)
Georgia – Nobody as of now
Cincinnati – Nobody as of now
- 21) Citrus Bowl (Auburn vs. #14 Northwestern)
Auburn – Nobody as of now
Northwestern – Nobody as of now
- 22) Rose Bowl (#4 Notre Dame vs. #1 Alabama)
Notre Dame – Nobody as of now
Alabama – Nobody as of now
- 23) Sugar Bowl (#3 Ohio State vs. #2 Clemson)
Ohio State – Nobody as of now
Clemson – Nobody as of now
- 24) Gator Bowl (#23 NC State vs. Kentucky)
NC State – Nobody as of now
Kentucky – Nobody as of now
- 25) Outback Bowl (Ole Miss vs. #11 Indiana)
Ole Miss – Nobody as of now
Indiana – Nobody as of now
- 26) Fiesta Bowl (#25 Oregon vs. #10 Iowa State)
Oregon – Nobody as of now
Iowa State – Nobody as of now
- 27) Orange Bowl (#5 Texas A&M vs. #13 North Carolina)
Texas A&M – Nobody as of now
North Carolina – Star RB Michael Carter, Star WR Dyami Brown and Star LB Chazz Surratt all opted out to prepare for the NFL Draft
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