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Here is every Power 5 college football game postpo
Here is every Power 5 college football game postpo
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Ebuka Izundu Jersey already two Power 5 college football games have been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.This week's postponements bring to six the total number of Power 5 games that have been postponed this season including the first in the SEC. In all, 23FBS games have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic in the 2020 season.MORE: Sporting News is tracking all the Power 5 games that have been postponed for Week 7 and will keep a running schedule of every remaining Power 5 team:Postponed Week 7 college football gamesNo. 7 Oklahoma State at BaylorThe Big 12 Conference on Sunday announced the postponement of the Cowboys-Bears game in Waco, Texas, due to an outbreak within the Bears program. The game will be rescheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12; the conference's championship game is scheduled for that weekend or Dec. 19, depending on which teams will compete in the championship.Per the :"The Big 12 Conference announces the postponement of the Saturday, Oct. 17, Oklahoma State at Baylor football game. Upon the recommendation of medical advisors, Baylor is suspending football operations temporarily after multiple positive COVID-19 test results. The game has been rescheduled for Saturday, December 12. The Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship remains tentatively scheduled for Dec. 12 or 19 pending game results needed to determine the championship game participants."Baylor Thursday "to allow for further evaluation of recent positive tests and the completion of close contact tracing, with the hope of playing the Cowboys the ensuing week." Three days later, the Bears were because of "significant increase in positive COVID-19 cases," which caused an unnamed position group to fall below the Big 12's minimum threshold of available players.Baylor did not initially report how many players produced positive coronavirus test results but, per a report from , that number includes 28 football players and 14
Sean Taylor Jersey team staffers.Sunday's announcement marks the third game involving Baylor that has been postponed or canceled this season. The first came in Week 2, when the Bears' scheduled game against Louisiana Tech was because 38 Bulldogs players tested positive for the coronavirus after Hurricane Laura hit the state of Louisiana.Ten days later, Baylor's scheduled game against Houston organized after the Louisiana Tech opener was canceled was also because of the Bears "not meeting the Big 12 Conference COVID-19 game cancellation thresholds." The Big 12 earlier in the month had mandated that all teams must be able to field a 53-player roster order to play a game.Vanderbilt at Mi souriThe SEC on Monday announced that this game, to be held in Columbia, Mo., was postponed to Dec. 12 following positive tests among Vanderbilt players. It is the first postponed game of the season in the SEC.NEWS: The Vanderbilt at Mi souri FB game of Oct. 17 is postponed due to positive tests subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Vanderbilt FB program. The action is consistent with SEC COVID-19 management requirements. The game is tentatively rescheduled for Dec. 12. Southeastern Conference (@SEC) Per a from Vanderbilt, the cancellation was nece sitated by a lack of available scholarship players (the SEC requires a minimum of 53, same as the Big 12) due to quarantine of affected players and
Anthony Lawrence II Jersey contact tracing."Due to a lack of available scholarship student-athletes, the Oct. 17 football game at Mi souri will be postponed to a later date. The action is consistent with Southeastern Conference COVID-19 management requirements developed by the SECs Return to Activity and Medical
Dominic Proctor Jersey Guidance Task Force, which includes a minimum threshold of at least 53 scholarship student-athletes available to participate. The shortage of available scholarship student-athletes is due to the quarantining of individuals with positive tests and those designated as close contacts, along with injuries and opt-outs."Per a report from , Vanderbilt nearly mi sed that threshold in a 41-7 lo s to South Carolina in Week 6.LSU at No. 10 Florida and on Wednesday announced their regularly scheduled Week 7 game in Gainesville, Fla., would be postponed due to an increase in positive coronavirus tests among the Gators' players, coaches and staff. A tentative make-up date has been announced for Dec. 12 in Gainesville.Wednesday's announcement comes a day after Florida was forced to due to an increase in COVID-19 positive tests. Three days prior, Florida coach Dan Mullen called for fans to following a 41-38 lo s to Texas AM at Kyle Field.Florida on Tuesday listed five positives on the team, though reports suggested that number was actually 19. Per the Gators' Wednesday release, the number of positive tests among football players was 21: three walk-ons and 18 scholarship players. Florida's available roster for Saturday's game is fewer than 50 players; the SEC's minimum COVID threshold to play is 53.Said Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin: "Fortunately, all those who are positive in this instance, including some coaches and some football staff, they seem to be either asymptomatic or only experiencing mild symptoms so that's obviously a positive right now and hopefully they'll continue to not have more severe symptoms."Week 7 Power 5 college football scheduleSaturday
Jimmy Graham Jersey , Oct. 17GameTime (ET) TV channel No. 1 Clemson at Georgia TechNoonABCPitt at No. 13 MiamiNoonACC NetworkNo.15 Auburn at South CarolinaNoonESPNKentucky at No. 18 Tenne seeNoonSEC NetworkKansas at West VirginiaNoonFoxLouisville at No. 4 Notre Dame2:30 p.mNBCDuke at N.C. State3:30 p.m.ESPN3Ole Mi s at Arkansas3:30 p.m.ESPN2No. 11 Texas AM at Mi si sippi State4 p.m.SECNVirginia at Wake Forest4 p.m.ACCNNo. 5 North Carolina at Florida State7:30 p.m.ABCNo. 3 Georgia at No. 2 Alabama8 p.m.CBSBoston College at No. 23 Virginia Tech8 p.m.ACCNNo. 7 Oklahoma State at BaylorPostponedVanderbilt at Mi souriPostponedLSU at No. 10 FloridaPostponed