Fans who had also traveled to San Diego to support their team also shared their dismay at the cancellation.
WE CANNOT GET INTO ALL OF THIS. DRY IN SAN DIEGO IF YOU CAN. >>> FANS ARE CRUSHED BY THE NEWS. WE TALKED TO A WOMAN FROM FAYETTEVILLE WHO TAKEN A TRIP TO CALIFORNIA. HIS BIRDFRIEND HAD TO PLAY BOWL GAME. JOIN US LIVE FROM RALEIGH WITH HIS STORY AND FEEDBACK FROM HIS FANS. >> Reporter: WHEN IT RATES, IT SHOULD. AFTER TALKING TO FANS INCLUDING THE WOMAN YOU MENTIONED, I TALKED A LITTLE WITH THE WOMAN. SHE SAID SHE HAS SEEN THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS. SHE SAYS GOPAC. THEY TRIED TO GIVE HIS MOTIVATION BUT THEY SAID GOPAC. >> I WAS IN THE CAFÉ WITH MY FRIEND’S MOTHER. >> SHE MEETS JOHNSON. SHE FELT HER PAIN AND THE REST OF THE TEAM WHEN SHE LEARNED THAT THE HOLIDAY BOWL HAS BEEN CANCELED. >> THEY GOT EVERYTHING TO STAY IN THEIR BUBBLES AND STICK TOGETHER AND GATHER AS ONE AND PLAY THIS BALL GAME. UNHAPPYLY, ONLY ONE STC HAS DONE. >> Reporter: THE EXCITEMENT AND THE DESIRE TO WIN, ALL THAT. GREAT HOPES FOR THE SEASON. A BAR AND A RESTAURANT KNOWN FOR THE PRIDE OF THE WOLF. >> AT THIS TIME OF THE SEASON, FIVE HOURS BEFORE THE GAME, MAKES NO SENSE. >> IF THEY WOULD CANCEL, THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE A MONTH PLUS TT. >> Reporter: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME COVID UNDERTAKES THE ATHLETICS PROGRAM. A BASEBALL TEAM WAS DISQUALIFIED FROM A COLLEGE WORLD SERIES THIS SUMMER DUE TO A COVID EPIDEMIC. THIS IS THE ARGUMENT THAT FANS ARE RING ABOUT THE HOLIDAY BOWL. >> WE MUST WIN. >> Reporter: THE FANS REALLY WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT US TIME. WE WANT TO KNOW THAT’S WHY WE CONTACTED THE DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS. I ASKED THE DOOR PERSON HOW LONG HAS THE PERSON TESTED POSITIVE AND WHAT THE PROTOCOL WAS FOR THE PLAYER. PERSON SAID SHE DOESN’T KNOW WHEN SHE SHOULD CHECK SOMEONE AT THE OFFICE FOR ANSWERS.
