Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz instructed reporters Wednesday that the SEC has no uniform coverage for reporting COVID-19 check outcomes and expressed some frustration that not all faculties publicly report their COVID-19 instances.
“I actually do not know what is going on on within the league so far as COVID or COVID-related numbers,” Drinkwitz mentioned Wednesday, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “There isn’t any uniform system on how we report it or [how] individuals speak about it. I do not know apart from when coaches have mentioned one thing [about their cases]. Every week we don’t know what is going on on with different groups. So, it is sort of a free-for-all so far as that goes.”
The Missouri coach was later requested if he was bothered that the convention doesn’t launch a weekly report on COVID-19 instances.
“That is a call for individuals above my head, and I am not gonna wade into the waters on that one,” he responded. “Good attempt, although. That was a very good attempt.”
Missouri had zero optimistic COVID-19 instances on Sunday and just lately took half in one other spherical of testing on Tuesday. The Tigers are anticipated to be examined once more Thursday.
The varsity was with out 5 gamers because of COVID-19 testing throughout final Saturday’s 38-19 loss to Alabama.
Earlier this month, ESPN printed survey outcomes that confirmed practically half of the Energy 5 groups will not disclose COVID-19 testing information.
Sports Illustrated‘s Ross Dellenger reported last week that the SEC just lately altered its weekly protocol to take away its beforehand scheduled Friday antigen checks because of a proclivity of false optimistic outcomes. The convention will as a substitute conduct a 3rd PCR check on Thursdays.
The SEC checks its gamers 3 times per week, however particular person faculties are capable of check greater than 3 times per week in the event that they select.
Missouri performs Tennessee this Saturday. Kickoff is about for midday ET.
