Nine Sooners test positive after being away from the football team
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It is being reported that after given a one week hiatus away from football, nine Oklahoma players just came back to the team and tested positive for covid. Fortunately, now that they've returned to the structure of football, the players will be given the proper medical care and testing.
They aren’t any safer from the virus if they don’t play.
Riley reports that nine Sooners have tested positive for COVID-19
Oklahoma head coach also says LB Caleb Kelly, DB Justin Harrington and DL Marcus Hicks will miss "a significant portion of the season"www.si.com
The teams that will win games this year are the ones that are vigilant staying away from bars and house parties. Senior leadership will play a big part in that. I guarantee my 20 year old self would not be scared of the rona or stop partying in college because of it. But when you have Brock Purdy or Greg Eisworth telling you to skip the parties for 4 months, maybe that does something. The key will be getting those guys who aren't playing every Saturday to stay in line.
Oklahoma football only had one positive case from July 1st through August 13th.
Turn the team loose for one single week, let them go home, and they come back with nine.
They aren’t any safer from the virus if they don’t play.
Turn the team loose for one single week, let them go home, and they come back with nine.
They aren’t any safer from the virus if they don’t play.
Sooners also lost a top running back (Brooks) after their other top running back (Serman) transferred to Ohio State. Playing them early will be an advantage for K-State, @ ISU, and Texas. They'll lose at least one of those.
With Kennedy Brooks reportedly opting out, OU's backfield looks muddied — and unproven
Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma Sooners seek answers at RB after Kennedy Brooks' reportedly decides to opt out
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I think it proves that we aren't really saving these kids from anything but not playing football. I can understand not having fans for risk of community spread. But acting like these kids wont be out and about if they don't have football is comical. Let's blow up a billion dollar industry to avoid kids getting a virus they're going to be every bit at risk of getting in their day-to-day life without football.
It is being reported that after given a one week hiatus away from football, nine Oklahoma players just came back to the team and tested positive for covid. Fortunately, now that they've returned to the controlled structure of football, the players will be given the proper medical care and testing.
They aren’t any safer from the virus if they don’t play.
Riley reports that nine Sooners have tested positive for COVID-19
Oklahoma head coach also says LB Caleb Kelly, DB Justin Harrington and DL Marcus Hicks will miss "a significant portion of the season"
that’s not the point. Of course they are as safe individually if they are with a team. But it becomes very hard to keep enough team members healthy to play games.
I’m shocked that so many people don’t understand this.
I don't think the lungs are the concern with healthy players. It is the impacts on heart health that is concerning for some health experts. Myocarditis can cause sudden cardiac death in athletes and is linked to Covid 19. Here is a chart which shows a protocol for it. Catching Covid will likely end some players' seasons even if they want to play.
like i've said many times before, if people are cool with letting kids back on campus, we may as well play football
The conference needs to quickly make some guidelines for teams.
For example:
If 20 or more football players test positive, the whole team shuts down for 2 weeks.
Up to that point, each player that tests positive sits out 2 weeks while the rest of the team continues to practice.
<20 players out from a roster of 105 is enough to play a game. Every team will also have injuries, but the show goes on.
Iowa State shouldn't be punished or be forced to cancel a game with TCU if WVU has an outbreak.
Hell in 2013 Rhoads team had 42 guys out with injuries. I mean, we sucked, but they didn't cancel the game for it.
Please remember that is your American right to do so. In fact, I would encourage it for you. No one is making you go to the game, so please stop speaking or trying to make decisions for me.... which are (follow my train of thought here please) my decisions to make. Ignorant, selfish, or idiotic, my decision is my own. And if you come to the game, you risk running into selfish,ignorant, idiots like me, so use your common sense and don't come to the game. Win-win for both of us.
fair enough but if one assumes your choice is ignorant selfish, etc (and I’m not saying it is or isn’t) you are hurting others by making that choice.
Yep, that happens every day in every situation (drunk drivers, voting for Trump, 2nd Amendment nut-cases, etc...). This great experiment we are living here in America has survived it so far. Let's weather it through another storm without taking away my rights okay? You just stay home and you'll be safe....
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas athletics announced Friday it has had a total of 27 student-athletes across five sports return positive results from COVID-19 tests administered by the school and none in the past three weeks.
