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Well, the good news this Wednesday is that we made it to the middle of another week; the bad news is that the University of Florida’s football team currently has an outbreak of COVID-19. While the game is still scheduled to proceed at 4 p.m. EDT Saturday, there are plenty of questions surrounding whether or not the match will be played.
On that topic, the Gainesville Sun’s football beat writer Robbie Andreu talks a bit about the outbreak in this article. Additionally, Texas A&M Director of Athletics Ross Bjork said the Aggies have not been impacted as of Tuesday.
In other Gators football news, Kyle Trask dropped to third place in USA TODAY Sports’ latest Heisman Trophy Watch, behind first-place Clemson Tigers quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Mac Jones, who leapfrogged over Trask this week. Florida’s gunslinger received five second-place and four third-place votes this time around.
Around the Swamp
- Gators football put on hold due to COVID-19 outbreak after 19 players test positive: There appears to be a coronavirus outbreak on the University of Florida’s football team, according to several sources on Tuesday afternoon.
- Florida Gators defensive back Quincy Lenton enters transfer portal: Defensive back Quincy Lenton, who has been a member of the Gators football team since 2016, has entered the transfer portal, as originally reported by AL.com’s Matt Zenitz.
- WATCH: Mullen on Nay’Quan Wright, Gators running back rotation: Redshirt freshman running back Nay’Quan Wright led the Gators in rushing on Saturday with six carries for 31 yards and UF’s only touchdown on the ground all game.
- WATCH: Mullen talks about Emory Jones and quarterback run packages: Talking to the media on Monday, Florida coach Dan Mullen said having the option to run packages for Jones makes it harder for defenses to prepare.
- ESPN’s updated CPF projections from Week 6 don’t look good for the Gators: Florida’s College Football Playoff chances took a major hit with Saturday’s 41-38 loss to Texas A&M.
- LSU Tigers at Florida Gators game time moved back by a half an hour: The football game between the Florida Gators and LSU Tigers has been pushed back to 4 p.m. EDT, according to the Gators’ official Twitter account.
It’s great to be a Florida Gator!
Early morning Day 1️⃣ vibes.
Let’s hoop! #GoGators pic.twitter.com/s0j6rNz5HR
— Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) October 14, 2020
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