The Maryland football team announced that it will not practice Monday, and that a decision on Saturday’s home game against Michigan State “will be determined in consultation with university medical staff" after eight players tested positive for COVID-19 last week.
The team said that daily antigen testing continues, per Big Ten Conference protocols, supplemented with daily PCR testing for all football student-athletes, coaches and staff. The program will provide an update on testing results this week.
A surge in players testing positive for the coronavirus forced the program last Wednesday to suspend all activities, and Saturday’s game against No.