TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 23: Detail image of the UCF Knights and Marshall Thundering Herd helmets with the Gasparilla Trophy at Raymond James Stadium prior to the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl on December 23, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio TAMPA, Fla. - South Carolina won’t be going to a bowl game, after all.
The Gamecocks, who finished 2-8, opted out of the Gasparilla Bowl against UAB on Tuesday due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the program.The game in Tampa was scheduled for Saturday but the move by South Carolina left UAB without an opponent, forcing organizers to cancel."The current environment has presented many challenges," said Scott Glaser, executive director of ESPN Events.