Coronavirus postponement updates for college football Week 12: No. 25 Louisiana’s game canceled
No. 25 Louisiana Ragin Cajuns will not play Saturday against Central Arkansas due to “positive tests and contact tracing within the program” that has resulted in 33 players entering the program’s COVID-19 safety protocol, the program said.
The game will not be made up.
Louisiana (7-1, 5-1 Sun Belt) has already endured coronavirus issues this season, as seven starters missed the Ragin Cajuns victory over Georgia Southern in September. Two players missed last week’s win over South Alabama for COVID-related reasons. Their game against Appalachian State has previously been postponed to Dec. 4, and the team is scheduled to play in the Sun Belt championship game on Dec. 19.
Twelve games have been postponed or canceled this week, bringing the total to 38 schedule changes for the month.
Two AAC college football games postponed
Two American Athletic Conference football games set for this weekend were postponed Wednesday, per the conference.
Rising COVID-19 cases and subsequent contact tracing at Houston resulted in its matchup at Southern Methodist being postponed, while the same occurred for Navy at South Florida due to coronavirus issues with the Bulls.
Texas AM will not play for the second straight week, as its matchup against Mississippi was postponed due to ongoing health issues within the Aggies program. Ninth-ranked Miami saw its game against Georgia Tech, scheduled for Saturday, postponed as well.
Utah State vs. Wyoming canceled
The Mountain West conference is canceling Utah State’s game against Wyoming, originally scheduled to be played Thursday, due to rising COVID-19 cases in the Aggies program.
The game will not be made up and is considered a no contest.
Division II conference cancels winter sports
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference canceled its winter sports season Wednesday. The PSAC fields 23 sports (11 men’s, 12 women’s) among its 18 member schools (one is in West Virginia).
Not all hope is lost should a program wish to play its season. If six schools declare their intent to play, the conference will consider approving their plans if they can follow PSAC and NCAA guidelines to navigate COVID-19.
