The Texas Longhorns have gone eight games into the season without any major COVID-19 issues. Their game that was postponed was due to issues on the Kansas Jayhawks team, not the Texas Longhorns. Since they returned to campus in August, the team hasn’t reported any issues. That could change now.
According to Inside Texas, several key players including some starters were held out of practice on Tuesday due to COVID-19 precautions. No positive tests have been reported from the Longhorns so it could be just as simple as players showing symptoms. A precautionary reports is a lot better than the Longhorns shutting down football operations for positive tests within the program.
Sources: Several key players, including some starters, did not practice today due to COVID-19 precautions, per @BobbyBurton87 and @HamiltonESPN. #HookEm pic.twitter.com/nTtbxIgomd
— Inside Texas (@InsideTexas) December 2, 2020
The optics of the timing look negatively but they have to take the correct measures to ensure the safety of the players and staff. This will be an ongoing situation that we will continue to monitor. The Longhorns are supposed to travel to Manhattan to take on Kansas State this Saturday.
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