An empty Camp Randall Stadium (CRS) is pictured on May 5, 2020 as part of the ongoing closure of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The still visible football field should be covered at this point in the semester as the stadium to host UW-Madison annual spring commencement ceremony, an in-person event which is now been canceled. (Photo by Jeff Miller / UW-Madison)
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Football

Wisconsin Football Update: Nov. 7

Football

Wisconsin Football Update: Nov. 7

The Wisconsin football team took part in limited on-field conditioning Friday afternoon. Student-athletes were broken up into multiple groups, and all staff and student-athletes were required to wear masks and remain physically distanced at all times. The Badgers plan to hold another conditioning session on Saturday.

Over the last four days of testing, one student-athlete and one staff member have recorded positive tests for COVID-19. The football program currently has 14 active COVID-19 cases, nine student-athletes and five staff members. Five of those positive results have come in the last seven days. UW Athletics will continue to monitor the testing results closely to determine the football program's activities moving forward.

The football team continues to hold all team and position-specific meetings virtually. In addition, the football program has secured additional locker room space adjacent to its regular locker room in the basement of the McClain Center in order to allow for opportunity to remain physically distant when in the facility.

The Badger football team first paused team activities on Oct. 28 and its scheduled games at Nebraska on Oct. 31 and home vs. Purdue on Nov. 7 were cancelled.

Wisconsin Athletics plans to provide another update on Monday, Nov. 9.
 
Print Friendly Version