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2020 Independence Bowl Canceled

Red River Radio | By Chuck Smith
Published December 21, 2020 at 10:06 AM CST
Courtesy: Independence Bowl - Facebook

INDY BOWL CANCELED-  The Army’s football team from West Point Military Academy was set to play in this year’s Independence Bowl in Shreveport but officials with the bowl announced yesterday that for the first time in its 45 year history – The Independence Bowl will be cancelled.  The reason:
they couldn’t find a team to play Army after seven 

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Courtesy: Getty Images
The U.S. Army's Golden Knights football team was selected to play in the Radieance Technologies Independence Bowl for 2020.

PAC-12 teams, along with 6 ACC and several other teams opted not to participate in the post season due to coronavirus concerns.  The game was scheduled for December 26th at 6pm in  Shreveport’s Independence Stadium.  The bowl is sponsored by Radiance Technologies and was to be televised on the ESPN cable network.
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Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.
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