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Opinion: Let East Carolina and SMU play each other in a bowl game

On Sunday morning, shattering news struck two AAC programs almost simultaneously.

Within a two minute span, The Action Network’s breaking news reporter Brett McMurphy dropped two massive reports. At 10:51 a.m. ET, he announced the inaugural Fenway Bowl between SMU and Virginia would be canceled due to COVID-19 issues within Virginia’s program. At 10:53 a.m. ET, he reported the Military Bowl between East Carolina and Boston College would be canceled due to COVID-19 issues within Boston College’s program.

The Fenway Bowl in Boston was scheduled for an 11 a.m. ET kickoff on Dec.