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Saturday's Game at Houston Canceled

9/23/2020 1:00:00 PM | Football

DENTON - Due to COVID-19 positive test results and subsequent contact tracing this week, the North Texas football team's game with Houston scheduled for this Saturday, Sept. 26 has been canceled. The two teams are working to find a date to reschedule the game. 

Following student-athlete, coaching staff and inner personnel being tested three times each week since August, there were a total of four positive tests this week. Those people are in isolation and their close contacts have been identified. The succeeding contact tracing of those positive tests left the football program unable to field a team for a game this week.

 "We knew that there would be challenges with COVID-19 this season and we were taking precautions to hopefully avoid this situation," Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker said. "Our student-athlete health and safety is the priority in every decision we make and that is what this difficult decision is based on. We are hopeful we can resume safe activities soon."