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Derek Mason announces he has recovered from Covid-19

Derek Mason announced on Twitter that he has fully recovered from COVID.

Head coach Bryan Harsin, defensive coordinator Derek Mason, and a few players reportedly tested positive for COVID last week.

Derek Mason announced on Twitter that he has fully recovered. Here is what Mason had to say.

As some of you heard, I recently developed and battled a break-through case of Covid. Thankfully I have recovered and am looking forward to returning to the field as we prepare for the upcoming season. Having lost two family members to covid last year as well as being the father of a daughter who is immunocompromised, I understand why I made the decision to vaccinate,” Mason said. “I can only speak for my own decision, but for those who are on the fence I encourage you to look at your ‘own why’ and consider protecting yourself, your loved ones and the healthcare workers who are working so tirelessly to save lives,” the first-year Auburn assistant coach added. “I am thankful I did. I wish our country, and specifically the entire Auburn community, a safe, healthy and successful football season.

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BREAKING: Auburn pausing football activities due to rise in COVID-19

The Tigers matchup against Mississippi State had already been cancelled.

Add Auburn to the list of teams being hit by a COVID-19 outbreak.

Per Auburn Undercover, the Tigers have paused all team activities after a rise in positive cases, a total of 12 between nine players and three staff members.

After nine new positive cases among players and three among staff members, Auburn has indefinitely paused all team activities, Malzahn told reporters Tuesday morning.

In addition to the nine players, a “handful of close contacts” are also quarantining. Those players have to sit out 14 days, per SEC protocol, and cannot test out of their quarantines.

Malzahn didn’t say whether Auburn had traced its outbreak to a specific event, noting all the positives occurred “some time” during the team’s bye week last week, once players and staffers were “out of their routines.”

The Tigers game against Mississippi State this Saturday had already been postponed due to a rise in cases in Starkville.

“I’ve got a lot of confidence in our players,” Malzahn said. “They’ve sacrificed a whole lot to even get to this point. Like I said, seven straight weeks (without a positive COVID-19 result), and then we have an outbreak. When we have an outbreak, it’s not just one guy. You know, it affects a lot of people. But our guys are determined. … I expect us to get this under control fairly quick and get back in our routine.”