While the Big Ten and Pac-12 decided earlier this month to delay the college football season, the ACC and two other “power” conferences chose to proceed with the season.
According to the numbers launched on social networks by Demarest on Monday night, NC State had 22 brand-new positives from its latest 693 tests. Of the previous 1,360 tests of the professional athletes, coaches and staff, there were just 8 positives.
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The football group, which is scheduled to open the season on Sept. 12, is one of the programs that has actually been affected but is not the only sport.
” Based on the details available to us, we are making the swift and essential decision to stop briefly athletic-related activities until we have additional info,” NC State athletic director Boo Corrigan said in a declaration launched by the school. “We will continue to work with all appropriate celebrations to examine the most accountable course moving forward and will offer additional details when readily available.”
The football group did not practice on Monday. Fred Demarest, a senior associate athletic director for NC State, stated the players, coaches and personnel in the football program have actually been checked twice each week.
By Joe Giglio, WRALSportsFan
NC State stopped briefly all athletic activities on Monday after the school has actually identified a cluster of 27 coronavirus cases within its sports programs.
NC States decision follows the University of North Carolina made a similar choice to pause activities this past Thursday and after NC State chose to switch to virtual learning this past Thursday
The ACC adjusted its schedules on July 29 to push the start of the season back to Sept. 12 and increase the number of conference video games (from eight to 10) and decrease the total variety of games (from 12 to 11).
