An agreement has been reached for BYU to replace Liberty as Coastal Carolina's opponent this Saturday after COVID-19 issues prevented the Flames from playing in the game, sources told ESPN. Liberty (9-1) had several players and staff members to test positive or be quarantined this week because of COVID-19, including star quarterback Malik Willis. The Flames had still hoped to play in the game, but school medical officials would not allow it and paused all team-related activities after Wednesday's test results were returned Thursday morning. BYU (9-0) and Coastal Carolina (9-0) are both ranked this week in the College Football Playoff rankings. The Cougars are No. 13 and the Chanticleers No. 18. BYU, which last played on Nov. 21, had been looking for another opponent. The Cougars weren't scheduled to play again until Dec. 12 when they face San Diego State. ESPN's College GameDay was already set to broadcast Saturday from the Coastal Carolina campus so it is a nice pickup for them. I'll be surprised if the winner of the game doesn't make the Top 10 as this will give them a signature win and a huge boost. Other Updates: - Michigan has cancelled out on their game against Maryland. - LSU is a historic underdog against Alabama. As a 29.5-point dog they are the biggest reigning champion dog in the last 40 years. - Boise St against UNLV has also been cancelled. - So has Houston vs SMU. - The Las Vegas Bowl is the 10th bowl game canceled because of the pandemic; the Bahamas, Celebration, Fenway, Hawaii, Holiday, Motor City, Pinstripe, Redbox and Sun bowls. If you don't recognize a few of them it is ok as they are new bowls this year. - ESPN did a neat story on the history of the Southwest Conference and why it died: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30424417/i-wishof-well-demise-southwest-conference-25-years-later This weekends schedule: Friday, Dec. 4 Saturday, Dec. 5
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