North Carolina State football coach Dave Doeren wasn’t happy about the Holiday Bowl getting canceled.
The Wolfpack were slated to play UCLA Tuesday, but the game was called off a few hours before the teams should have been out there warming up because of COVID-19. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
How did the North Carolina State coach stomach the news? He wasn’t pleased.
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“Felt lied to, to be honest. We felt like UCLA probably knew something was going on, didn’t tell anybody on our side. We had no clue they were up against that. I don’t feel like it was very well handled from their university. It would have been great to have had a heads-up two or three days ago so we could have found a Plan B. Disappointing,” Doeren told the media after the game was canceled, according to ESPN.
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I don’t blame Doeren for being upset at all, especially if it turns out UCLA knew about problems before they were publicly disclosed.
In theory, if NCSU had enough advanced warning, they could have had UCLA dropped from the bowl and replaced, or they could have tried to find a different bowl.
Heartbroken to not be able to compete one more time this season. We were informed a short time ago that our opponent would be unable to play this evening.
— NC State Football (@PackFootball) December 28, 2021
Instead, The Wolfpack geared up for a bowl game that never happened, and it’s clear he’s pissed about the situation.
Given all the outrage surrounding the cancelation of games, I’m right there with him. I can’t imagine how shattered players and coaches must be when games aren’t played.
Another Major Bowl Game Gets Canceled Because Of COVID-19 https://t.co/PE0adYBSiP
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) December 28, 2021
Hopefully, we don’t see too many other games called off. It’s not what fans, players or coaches want to see happen.