The Texas Bowl between the TCU Horned Frogs and Arkansas Razorbacks has been cancelled due to COVID-19 issues with TCU.
According to Pig Trail Nation, the Razorbacks were set to leave at 12:45, but then the news started trickling out the game was canceled. It was scheduled for Thursday night at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
Sources indicate bowl reps reached out to another team, but they were unable to take TCU’s place.
This would’ve been a fun match up as it featured two old Southwest Conference goes. The Hogs hold a 44-24 all-time edge in the series, which dates back to 1920. TCU and Arkansas squared off in a home-and-home series in 2016 and 2017. Arkansas beat the Horned Frogs in overtime 41-38 in Fort Worth in 2016 and fell 28-7 in 2017 in Fayetteville.
Arkansas finishes its season 3-7, while TCU went 6-4 on the year. The Horned Frogs won its last three games against Kansas, Oklahoma State and Louisiana Tech, along with winning five of its final six games of the year.
With the Texas Bowl no longer on the table, the New Year's Eve bowl slate is down to the Armed Forces Bowl (Tulsa vs. Mississippi State), Arizona Bowl (Ball State vs. San Jose State) and Liberty Bowl (West Virginia vs. Army).