Ten football players whose positive COVID tests in Houston led to the postponement against Rice have now tested negative back in El Paso, UTEP said.
Dana Dimel said Monday he felt the tests, taken at Rice's request after UTEP's arrival in Houston, might be false-negatives and UTEP athletic director Jim Senter confirmed that Monday night in a press release and Zoom press conference.
"This morning, we administered PCR tests to everyone in the travel party, except for the student-athlete who tested positive on Friday," said Senter, who added that Saturday's game with Southern Miss is still off.