AUBURN, Wing. – It turns out that Auburn will have consecutive opening dates.
The Mississippi State Tigers game in Starkville on Saturday was postponed due to COVID-19 testing and upcoming quarantines in the Bulldogs program, the SEC announced Monday afternoon.
The state of Mississippi is lately below the SEC’s minimum threshold of 53 fellows. MSU athletics director John Cohen aired a short time after the SEC announcement.
“According to positive tests and those considered close contacts, as well as injuries not caused by COVID, we don’t have the minimum number of student-athletes for Saturday’s game opposed to Auburn,” Cohen said. we are disappointed that Saturday’s game has been postponed, our priority is the health, protection and well-being of our students-athletes and our staff. We will continue to stick to all established protocols and assess the maximum trace of guilt to return to the field. . “
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The game was tentatively postponed until December 12, a week after what would have been Auburn’s normal season finale opposite Texas A.
Coach Mike Leach took the podium for his weekly press convention about an hour after the announcement and said the state of Mississippi slightly exceeded the 53-man threshold opposite Vanderbilt, which is also about to be postponed, Leach said.
Leach is unsure when the state of Mississippi will be able to practice again, players have days off on Monday, so Leach could not face them as a team after the postponement. Hospitalized.
“In our case, it looks like we’ve had boys hurrying, ” said Leach. “It’s not just a lot. We had some runoff, some kind of conversion. But no one seriously ill with that, so it’s a smart thing. “
The Bulldogs (2-4) would have entered Saturday’s game after their season win and the first since the opening season opposite LSU on September 26.
If the state of Mississippi discovers enough players in the next two weeks, the team will play Against No. 11 Georgia (4-2) at 6:30 pm 21 November. The Egg Bowl opposite Ole Miss is scheduled for the following week. November 28.
In addition to the irregularities scheduled until 2020, the state of Mississippi now has two games scheduled after the Egg Bowl. Mississippi State and Ole Miss have historically ended normal seasons opposite others, however, the Bulldogs are scheduled to face Missouri on December 5 and Auburn. December 12.
Auburn (4-2) has reported positive control of COVID-19 in the program since September 12. Coach Gus Malzahn said he would stress the importance of this to players who will start last week’s opening date.
“Be responsible, ” said Malzahn. ” It’s going to be a huge key to the last 4 games and our success. So I challenged them individually, you know, and as an organization, we made sure we did a wonderful task this week. , the next two days, this weekend . . . You know, I hope our boys do that. “
Auburn’s next game is scheduled for November 21 at the Tennessee home (7 p. m. ET, ESPN).