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FAYETTEVILLE — The Texas Bowl has been canceled due to virus issues within the TCU program. Officials from the Texas Bowl and Razorbacks Athletics have since confirmed the news.

Arkansas was in place to make the trip to Houston on Tuesday afternoon, wearing their suits as they prepared to board the plane, according to a source close to the situation. Sam Pittman received official word around 1:30 p.m.

“We are very disappointed not to get the opportunity to compete again as a team,” Sam Pittman said. “We were excited and wanted to go play TCU in the Texas Bowl, but we certainly understand the issues in the TCU program.

“We had no positive tests from yesterday and were ready to go to Houston this afternoon with a healthy team. Our team and our student-athletes have sacrificed a lot over the last several months, including over the holidays, so this is a tough way to end our season. I’m so proud of our team for fighting and handling themselves through adversity all year.”