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Florida Football Has Paused Team Activities Four Days Before LSU Game

by Staff Reporter

October 13, 202060 Comments

Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports

The Florida Gators announced five positive COVID-19 cases on Tuesday afternoon and have paused all team workouts ahead of Saturday's game vs. LSU.

The UF Health and the athletic department's sports medicine staff are expected to re-evaluate the situation on Wednesday. Per FloridaGators.com:

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The University of Florida football team has experienced an increase in positive COVID tests among players this week. Out of an abundance of caution, team activities are paused as of Tuesday afternoon.

Head coach Dan Mullen has been in communication with football players and their parents, and I have had conversations with the Southeastern Conference office, last week's opponent Texas A&M, and this week's opponent LSU.

These circumstances will be re-evaluated by UF Health and the athletic department's sports medicine staff Wednesday.

If Saturday's game is postponed, both schools could possibly reschedule on December 12 which is the weekend before the SEC Championship. LSU's other bye week on November 7 is when Florida plays Georgia.

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Roll Clyde Roll•43 months

Typical

DeafVallyBatnR•43 months

If game is rescheduled and Florida needs to win to get in championship game. frickem Lsu doesn't need to play.

mark65mc•43 months

LSU can have some of their own positive tests at that point. JBE can easily make that happen. 2 can play that game.

The Belk•43 months

They have watched film. Not worried about Us

WhiskeyPlease•43 months

I blame China

rob62•43 months

It’s always Florida wanting to reschedule LSU week. Florida is a pain in the arse.

Genestealer55•43 months

For what? A virus that doesn’t kill anyone in their age group? I’m going by the CDC

Nolaughingmatter•43 months

A virus that does kill some in their age group, especially when obese. A virus that they may bring home to kill grandma and grandpa and further the spread throughout their community killing a significant number of at risk people.

BigRaggedyTiger•43 months

The VAST majority of people who contract covid show mild to no symptoms at all regardless of age group. The number of deaths that we use is padded as there is a financial incentive for covid positives. We have no idea how many people have actually died from covid but most sources agree that anywhere from 15-30% of the numbers we have are total bullshite. The number of deaths in people who had no comorbidities, in any other scenario, would represent a statistical anomaly. The only reason we feel so strongly about it is because no other virus in the history of man has been sensationalized in the media like this one.

PotatoChip•43 months

Show up or forfeit

PotatoChip•43 months

We could use that win for the committee ??

Srobi14•43 months

can we just reschedule the season for next year?

DeafVallyBatnR•43 months

Here we go

CanebreakCajun•43 months

Fear

tadelatt•43 months

So I guess they won't be filling up the stadium??? Douche bags!

LSUsCRYSTALball•43 months

Don’t they know our defensive backs socially distance from the receivers

Dalosaqy•43 months

Game over. Bye week.

Strannix•43 months

After reviewing LSU game film Merlins decided practice was not needed

Revelator•43 months

So every time this season that a team is short handed because of Covid, the other team needs to reschedule the game to accommodate the one with positive players?!

whodidthat•43 months

Nah man we have backup teams.

Sopsher•43 months

Just 2 days ago Mullen requested the school president to allow a packed stadium. I guess karma hit him back!

NASA_ISS_Tiger•43 months

Exactly what I was thinking!

eugene1928LSU•43 months

They just trying to make us look worse with players out, if they beat our arse.

sdc74•43 months

LMAO.. GOOD ONE!

AMac•43 months

Excuses, excuses, excuses They don’t want no part of Bo Pelini’s defense.