The Rose Bowl College Playoff Semifinal Game is expected to move from Pasadena, California, this season due to emerging instances of coronavirus in the state, according to a Los Angeles Times report Saturday.
The Rose Bowl, scheduled for January 1, was rejected in two appeals to state fitness officials after asking them to allow 400 to 500 spectators at the 95,000-seat stadium, according to the Times, an assignment that would allow players’ families to attend.
If the game moves to the city, you may want to rename it if Pasadena City Council does not allow the use of the nickname “Rose Bowl”, the Times reported.
The paper adds that the extensive care capacity of Southern California hospitals fell to 0% last week. Erica Pan, acting public fitness officer at the California Department of Health, wrote in a rejection letter acquired Thursday through the Times: “We sense the honor and culture that takes place in Pasadena through the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. However, this virus has no limits. “
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In a statement released Tuesday, PSC CEO Bill Hancock said the Rose Bowl is still “currently” scheduled to host one of the semi-final games.
“As we move forward with our planning, we continue to expect the Rose Bowl’s appeal to government officials to allow student-athlete families to attend, as well as student-athlete families to be hosted at the Sugar Bowl, the other New Games of the Year and the Miami Championship,” Hancock said.
“Given the vast internal area of Rose Bowl Stadium, we are convinced that if families can attend, they can do so safely and socially remotely. For many families, this will be their last chance to watch their children play school football. “
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“They have to figure out how to make sure that no matter where they’re betting, parents will see their kids play,” Kelly said at a press convention in Zoom.