The Washington State-Stanford game set for Saturday has been canceled, Pack-12 announced Friday
“The decision was made under the policy of canceling the Pack-12 football game because of a number of positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases in Washington state due to the unavailability of a minimum number of scholarship players for the game and consequent separation. Additional football students-athletes under the contact tracing protocol, “Pack-12 said in a statement.
According to the source, the morning test for Covid-19 took the Cougars below the 53-scholarship player threshold on Friday, according to a source. Among the players who tested positive is quarterback Jaden de Laura.
In a statement following the announcement, Patt Chan, Washington State Director of Athletics, said: “Everyone at the program is saddened not only by our student-athletes, coaches and staff, but also by those inside the Stanford program who have worked so hard to prepare for this weekend. “
The cancellation will not result in a contest and the second Pack-12 will be canceled this week after the Arizona State-Colorado game was called off on Sunday.
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