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Scott Frost confirms positive tests for COVID-19 among Nebraska student-athletes
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Nebraska head coach Scott Frost said that there have been a few student-athletes and a staff member who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a report from Steven Sipple of the Omaha World-Herald. Frost made the statement on Monday.
Frost said that Nebraska has tested approximately 250 student-athletes and staff members since the first week of April. Of those tests, there have been eight positive results.
Of those results, five positive tests were football student-athletes. There was one Huskers football staff member who also tested positive during the screening. Two other student-athletes in Nebraska’s other sports have tested positive.
Per Scott Frost, NU has tested roughly 250 student-athletes and staff since the first week of April, and there have been eight positive COVID-19 tests, including five football players and one football staff member. Two other student-athletes also tested positive. More coming.
— Steven Sipple (@steven_sipple) June 29, 2020
Schools have started opening there doors to student-athletes over the last month. As players, coaches and other staff members return to campuses, universities are seeing numerous positive test results for COVID-19.
Nebraska’s football program hasn’t been hit quite as hard as other programs, such as Iowa, Kansas State, Texas, LSU and Clemson, which have all experienced totals in double figures.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB