Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne held a Zoom call with the media on Thursday afternoon, and in that meeting, multiple things were revealed. One of the most important details of the call, however, surrounded myocarditis, the inflammation of the heart due to COVID-19 and other viruses.
Byrne made it known that, at this time, none of the Crimson Tide players have been diagnosed with myocarditis, which is fantastic news considering that is what ultimately caused the Big Ten and Pac-12 to shut down fall sports — or at least, that was the main reason given.
Columnist and beat writer Cecil Hurt with The Tuscaloosa News and TideSports.com tweeted out the information from Byrne:
Alabama AD @Greg_Byrne says UA football has not had an instance of myocarditis in 2020.
— Cecil Hurt (@CecilHurt) August 13, 2020
This does not mean that Alabama’s football program, or the SEC for that matter, is out of the clear. It is, however, a good sign that there are not any players currently dealing with the issue.
It will be interesting to see if other programs who are still planning to play have similar results.
Stay tuned for more updates from Roll Tide Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports College Wire network!
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