The college football season is fast approaching and the Red River Rivalry on October 10th will be here before you know it. One of the big factors of the upcoming season is going to be how do they handle positive tests? Recently in his media session head coach Tom Herman stated they had zero positive COVID-19 tests. However, the Oklahoma Sooners haven’t been so lucky.
Following a return to campus, reports surfaced and later confirmed by head coach Lincoln Riley that they had nine cases. A report from Jason Kersey of the Athletic, that one position group was all but wiped out by one COVID-19 test. While he didn’t reveal which group, that is a big deal while the Big 12 Conference is attempting to play football this season.
Holy cow. Lincoln Riley won't say which position group it is, but says he had one group essentially wiped out — all but one — by a COVID test. He said it's a position group that needs "multiple" guys on the field together. #Sooners
— Jason Kersey (@jasonkersey) August 25, 2020
The Big 12 and Oklahoma are set to kick off the season on Sept. 12th. That is just over two weeks away. The Longhorns players such as Sam Ehlinger have raved about how the school has gone about business in terms of keeping student-athletes safe during camp.
The situation will be monitored as more details are provided.
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