Berkeley, California. – California’s season-opening football game is at risk following a positive coronavirus test on the Golden Bears against Washington Washington on Saturday night, leading to a significant number of players in need of contact, coach Justin Wilcox said.
Wilcox said Cal Cal’s athletic department was in contact with Washington officials Wednesday night about a game scheduled for the PT kickoff at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley at 7:30 p.m.
When asked if the game could be postponed, Wilcox said, “It’s fair.”
“If it’s possible for us to play, we’ll play,” Wilcox said on ZoomCall. “Are there obstacles? Are there obstacles, yes. With questionable players, the game is in danger. If we have institutions available to play the game, we will play this game. Some people are being caught, and that is a legal threat to the game. . “
Wednesday’s practice was limited and some team drills could not be done depending on the number of players. Wilcox will not specify how many players were sidelined.
A player with a positive COVID-19 test is asymptomatic. He took his regular daily antigen test and then a complementary PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test, which also showed a positive result. This is the first positive test on Kell’s football team since he started practice last month.
“It’s a difficult situation that we all know. We’re happy to report that one is positively asymptomatic and everyone is healthy. But the results of contact tracing are significant,” Wilcox said. “We hope that in the short term where it leads us, but it’s an important hurdle.”
Wilcox said he hopes to find out later Wednesday or Thursday whether the players in contact will be available to play on Saturday.
“Hopefully very soon,” he said. “We’ll need to know soon.”
As of Friday, 3,547 PCR tests had been performed since testing began yesterday, June 4, resulting in 20 positive results.
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“We practiced today as well. The team’s morale was just right when they came out for practice,” Jisner said. “The game plan is still intact. If we can play on Saturday, we’ll be ready, and we’re looking forward to it.”
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