Final UT-Austin Football Game Canceled Over Coronavirus

AUSTIN, TX — The final football game of the season for the University of Texas at Austin against rival University of Kansas that had been scheduled on Saturday has been canceled as a result of a coronavirus outbreak, officials said.

“We are pausing all football team activities and shutting down football training facilities to get a COVID-19 spread among our football program under control,” Chris Del Conte, UT-Austin athletic director, said in a prepared statement.

Del Conte said nine student-athletes and 13 staff members tested positive for the virus this week, all of whom are now in self-isolation. An additional 14 student-athletes and 15 staff members have been identified in contact tracing, Del Conte added, and they are under quarantine.

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"We will continue daily testing, monitor the situation and adhere to all of the medical team's health and safety protocols as we move forward with an abundance of caution in this situation," Del Conte said. "We're extremely disappointed that we won't be able to play our final regular season game at Kansas this week, but look forward to returning to action for our bowl game in the coming weeks."

Football officials had postponed the game in rescheduling it to Saturday (Dec. 12) before cancelling it outright.