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Roland99

(53,342 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 04:01 PM Jun 2020

10% of Kansas State football team has tested positive for Covid-19 (30 LSU quarantined)

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https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29339709/kansas-state-suspends-football-workouts-14-days-positive-coronavirus-tests
Kansas State has suspended all football workouts for 14 days following the most recent coronavirus test results, the school said Saturday.

As of Friday, 14 athletes out of 130 tested across sports were positive for COVID-19. They are in self-isolation for 10 days or until the patient is without fever for 72 hours without medication, whichever takes longer.

"The health and well-being of our student-athletes will always be our top priority," K-State athletics director Gene Taylor said. "Following the most recent test results, we felt like temporarily pausing all football workouts and access to our facilities was the best decision for everyone. We continue to take this situation very seriously and want to do everything we can to get back to workouts soon."
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10% of Kansas State football team has tested positive for Covid-19 (30 LSU quarantined) (Original Post) Roland99 Jun 2020 OP
The chances of a college football season are diminishing Bradshaw3 Jun 2020 #1
I don't see this season happening either. House of Roberts Jun 2020 #2
Several high school football players have tested positive here. Different schools. tanyev Jun 2020 #3
Heck They Could Reach Herd Immunity By September Stallion Jun 2020 #4
30 LSU players quarantined Roland99 Jun 2020 #5
As a former Team Trainer, Wellstone ruled Jun 2020 #6

Bradshaw3

(7,455 posts)
1. The chances of a college football season are diminishing
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 04:06 PM
Jun 2020

This is happening across the country, including 23 Clemson players who tested positive. They may try to start the season but eith a spike predicted for late August it would likely just be halted.

House of Roberts

(5,122 posts)
2. I don't see this season happening either.
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 04:12 PM
Jun 2020

Football is just too much of a contact sport, to risk so many being infected.

tanyev

(42,363 posts)
3. Several high school football players have tested positive here. Different schools.
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 04:12 PM
Jun 2020

Local news ran a story about how they were training in separate groups so one person testing positive doesn’t shut everything down, they’re using this awesome new disinfectant that lasts for 30 days, etc., etc.

I’m thinking, “OK, that’s great, but how are you keeping them from breathing all over each other?”

Stallion

(6,473 posts)
4. Heck They Could Reach Herd Immunity By September
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 04:33 PM
Jun 2020

it actually could be a very interesting scientific opportunity to study how quickly this spreads through a group of generally very healthy athletes-(minus the hulking linemen). But I don't think they will be cut off from the rest of the community like the NFL, MLB and NBA propose

I'm a 50+ year season ticketholder at a FBS school and I've never thought they could successfully complete the season-they'll try but it will fail. How much "sheeding" goes on during a practice, a game a season

If there are deaths or long term medical consequences to these athletes I will not support-I think NCAA will shut it down quickly if that happens because of massive negative publicity

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
6. As a former Team Trainer,
Sat Jun 20, 2020, 05:07 PM
Jun 2020

can see just how this could and would happen. Conditions in Weight Rooms,Locker Rooms as well as even training rooms are almost always Sweaty,high humidity,wet floors,as well as wet towels and folks sneezing or coughing..

All it takes is one infected person.

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