Maryland Game Canceled
Minutes after the story broke on Twitter, Michigan confirmed the game on Saturday is off due to a COVID outbreak in the Michigan program. Press Release:
December 2, 2020
Football Game against Maryland Canceled as Michigan Pauses Practice until Monday
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan Athletic Department announced today (Wednesday, Dec. 2) that it will be pausing football practices and that Saturday’s game against Maryland has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. This decision to pause in-person football activities was made in consultation with medical professionals and the local health department.“The decision by our medical professionals to stop practices and cancel this Saturday’s game against Maryland was made with the health, safety and welfare of the student-athletes, coaches and staff as our utmost priority,” said Warde Manuel, the Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics.
“We have seen an increase in the number of student-athletes unavailable to compete due to positive tests and associated contact tracing due to our most recent antigen and PCR testing results.”Daily testing will continue and medical professionals will make a determination when to resume practice. The earliest practice can resume will be Monday, Dec. 7.
These outbreaks typically cancel at least two games so The Game now seems unlikely to happen as well. I'm off to burn my FFFF charting.
December 2nd, 2020 at 3:47 PM ^
*Cancelled
December 2nd, 2020 at 3:52 PM ^
Can we still play Nebraska or Illinois in our division crossover finale in three weeks if we miss the next two games?
December 2nd, 2020 at 4:11 PM ^
What a pathetic explanation for cancelling the game.
December 2nd, 2020 at 4:19 PM ^
No gold pants this year! ??
December 2nd, 2020 at 4:31 PM ^
I wish I could say I was disappointed to read this.
December 2nd, 2020 at 5:15 PM ^
This is a stupid year and a stupid season and I just hope everyone is okay. B1G was right initially calling the season off, this testing nonsense isn't working and clearly hasn't been since as soon as the season started.
December 2nd, 2020 at 5:29 PM ^
Don't know how many players and or coaches are infected but I hope they get well soon.
December 2nd, 2020 at 6:46 PM ^
Monday the team can resume practice so OSU game will not be cancelled if the testing supports being able to do so. Michigan will never duck The Game.
December 2nd, 2020 at 8:31 PM ^
In a perverse way, this helps recruiting not tank.
If you don't have anything good to show them, don't show them anything at all.
December 2nd, 2020 at 8:37 PM ^
Lets cancel the last game as well. This will be our revenge on OSU! No playoffs for the Buckeyes!
December 3rd, 2020 at 9:51 AM ^
This allows us to destroy tOSU without facing them. They cannot afford another cancellation and still qualify fo rthe championship game. How fitting for 2020, Indiana has the inside track to be Big Ten champion. Might as well make the whole year a complete farce.
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