- ABC News
- August 31, 2020
Auburn, which canceled multiple football practices last week, will be without 16 players due to COVID-19 concerns when it resumes practice on Tuesday. Coach Gus Malzahn told reporters on Sunday night that the team currently has nine players who have tested positive for the coronavirus and seven others who are considered high risk. Malzahn said the Tigers have had "very few" players who have exhibited "major symptoms." "We're learning as we go here," he said of dealing with the coronavirus as a team. "Every day and every week is a challenge." Auburn canceled two practices and a scrimmage last week. Malzahn said the team didn't scrimmage on Saturday because players needed the weekend off after the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, earlier in the week. Without going into specifics, Malzahn said two position groups were particularly affected by COVID-19 testing, to the point that the staff didn't feel comfortable going through full practices. Auburn protocols...