Vanderbilts scarcity of offered scholarship gamers was due to the quarantining of people with positive COVID-19 tests and those designated as close contacts, along with opt-outs and injuries, according to the school.
This is the 28th FBS video game overall to be held off or canceled since Aug. 26.
” The league and universities have been prepared for the likelihood of disturbances within the season while we browse the different difficulties and complexities of contending throughout a worldwide pandemic,” Vanderbilt vice chancellor for athletics Candice Lee stated in a declaration. “As always, we are dedicated to taking whatever actions essential for the health and wellness of our students and neighborhood.”
Vanderbilts next scheduled game is Oct. 31 at home versus Ole Miss. The Commodores are 0-3.
Missouri is set up to deal with Florida on Oct. 24 in Gainesville, Florida. The Tigers are 1-2 after winning their first game of the season last week, 45-41 over safeguarding national champion LSU.
” While we share in the disappointment that this Saturdays video game will be held off, our program is deeply appreciative of the steadfast efforts put forth by student-athletes, university authorities, conference administrators and medical professionals who have actually risen to the difficulty of helping us browse these unmatched scenarios,” Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason stated in a statement. “The safety and well-being of our student-athletes will remain a top priority as we continue this season, and we anticipate going back to competition.”
Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz said they “absolutely comprehend” what took place to Venderbilt.
” These football contests can be comprised,” he said on the Paul Finebaum reveal Monday. “Were going to utilize it as a favorable for us here at Mizzou. Well utilize the week to get healthy. Well utilize the week to enhance. Well utilize the week to get refocused on our academics. Then well utilize the week to get concentrated on our next opponent after that, which will be Florida.”
Well utilize the week to get healthy. Well use the week to get refocused on our academics. Well use the week to get focused on our next challenger after that, which will be Florida.”
The Missouri-Vanderbilt football game set up for Saturday in Columbia, Missouri, has actually been delayed to a later date, tentatively Dec. 12, making it the first SEC game to be moved this season because of concerns connected to COVID-19.
Vanderbilt was down to 56 scholarship gamers last week in a 41-7 loss to South Carolina, and the school stated Monday in a news release that the post ponement of the Missouri video game was because of an absence of scholarship professional athletes. The SECs Return to Activity and Medical Guidance Task Force specifies that a group must have at least 53 scholarship gamers available to play a game, consisting of 7 offensive linemen (with one center), 4 defensive linemen and one quarterback.
