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The week already began on a low note as the Gator Nation crawled out of the weekend bruised and battered after a disappointing loss to the Texas A&M Aggies, but things have just gotten progressively worse as the week wears on. Due to an outbreak of the novel coronavirus on the University of Florida’s football team, this weekend’s game with the LSU Tigers has been postponed until Dec. 12.
Our top story is tangential to the bad news, as head coach Dan Mullen refuses to admit he was wrong about his comments about “pack(ing) The Swamp” against LSU. What Mullen either doesn’t understand or can’t bring himself to admit publicly is that the problem isn’t who he offended, since that would actually be nobody.
Also in the Southeastern Conference, Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne both tested positive for COVID-19. Saban, 68, is not experiencing any symptoms of the coronavirus, he said in a statement.
Finally, Nick Saban, the Florida Gators and the rest of the SEC have one opponent they cannot beat: COVID-19. The travesty of the 2020 college football season is now on full display.
Around the Swamp
- Florida’s Dan Mullen 11th-highest paid head coach in college football: While he has not taken a pay cut during the pandemic, his pension contributions have been discontinued for one year and he will not receive any bonuses until the 2021 season.
- Kyle Trask drops to third in USA TODAY Sports’ Heisman Trophy Watch: Florida QB Kyle Trask remains in the mix, though he slipped one spot to third following the Gators’ loss at Texas A&M.
- Gators football game against LSU this Saturday postponed: Florida’s fourth game of the season against LSU has been postponed following an increase in positive tests over the last few days, UF Athletic Director Scott Stricklin told the media on Wednesday.
- Florida vs LSU football postponed until December 12 due to COVID outbreak: The game between UF and the LSU Tigers this Saturday in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium has been rescheduled for Dec. 12 at the same venue.
It’s great to be a Florida Gator!
Gators 🐊 still in action this weekend ➡️ @GatorsTF + @GatorsSoccer.
Check out the #GatorMinute, thanks to @MyGatorPass ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/z7c1BzhvHd— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) October 15, 2020
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