The SEC announced Monday the upcoming game between Mississippi State and Auburn will be postponed and tentatively scheduled for Dec. 12. The game was initially scheduled to take place Saturday in Starkville, Mississippi.
The news comes after Mississippi State shut down activities Monday amid an outbreak of positive COVID-19 tests, according to Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated.
Between positive tests and other quarantines due to contract tracing, Mississippi State reportedly didn't have the minimum amount of scholarship players available for a game, according to Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald.