Appalachian St, North Texas to play first Myrtle Beach Bowl
December 14, 2020 GMT
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) Appalachian State and North Texas will play in the first Myrtle Beach Bowl on Dec. 21.
The Mountaineers (8-2) and the Mean Green (4-5) will play at the campus of Coastal Carolina in the first NCAA-sanctioned bowl game in the state of South Carolina.
Bowl executive director Rachel Quigley was happy to bring the teams to play the game despite the challenges of COVID-19. “We hope the game will be something positive for our community,” she said.
This will be the first meeting between Appalachian State of the Sun Belt Conference and North Texas of Conference USA.