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Northern Illinois next in line for Holiday Bowl vs. WSU if Minnesota boycott endures

The University of Minnesota football team announced Thursday night that it has boycotted all football activities in protest of the school’s suspensions of 10 players in relation to a Title IX investigation.

Senior receiver Drew Wolitarsky said the boycott was a “day by day” matter, but did not rule out the possibility that it might extend to the Gophers’ Holiday Bowl game against Washington State on Dec. 27.

However, if the boycott continues, the Holiday Bowl will need to find a new team to play the Cougars, and according to multiple reports, including one from ESPN.