STILLWATER — Oklahoma State linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga said on Twitter Tuesday night that he had tested positive for COVID-19.
“After attending a protest in Tulsa and being well protective of myself, I have tested positive for COVID-19,” he wrote. “Please, if you are going to protest, take care of yourself and stay safe.”
Several OSU players returned to campus beginning Monday and were issued COVID-19 tests upon entry into the football facility. It was not publicly known Tuesday night if Ogbongbemiga was among those in the first phase of players to report to campus.
OSU developed a task force to oversee athletes returning to campus, and the guidelines passed down from the task force include how to address an athlete with a positive test result:
1) If a student-athlete, coach or support staff member tests positive for COVID-19, they will enter the quarantine protocol per medical, local/state health department and university guidelines and will begin to receive the appropriate monitoring and treatment from the team physician, athletic training staff and any other medical consultants.