Saturday’s Air Force-Army football game turned off due to COVID-19 issues at the Air Force, sources confirmed to ESPN
The Air Force was scheduled to travel to West Point, New York on Thursday in preparation for Saturday’s game, which was scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m.m ET and be televised by CBS But an increase in COVID-19 cases and contact tracing will prevent the game from happening, sources say
It’s unclear if the game can be rescheduled The Air Force and Army no longer have common open dates on the schedule Teams could play on December 19, the week after the army plays navy and a week before army plays independence bowl Mountain West Championship game is also scheduled for December 19
The military also had a seven 12 home game with BYU postponed due to COVID-19 issues with the Cougars Sources said the military would be open to planning a new opponent for this weekend -end if one of them was available
The Air Force beat the Navy 40-7 on October 3 before the Mountain West game opened on October 24 against San Jose State The Falcons have dropped their two championship competitions
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World News – United States – Sources: Air Force-Army extinct due to coronavirus
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