A spokesperson for the Pitt football team said on Sunday that although the team will be testing players for COVID-19, positive test results will not be announced publicly. John McGonigal of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was the first to report the update from the team.
While the decision is in line with Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi’s historically opaque approach to updating the public on player health, it comes at a time when many programs are adopting more transparent policies in order to support the sport’s resumption this summer and fall.
So far, schools like Clemson, LSU and UCF, among others, have all announced positive COVID-19 tests from football players to the public.