Three Oklahoma State football players test positive for COVID-19

Two more Oklahoma State players have tested positive for COVID-19 since returning to campus for voluntary workouts, bringing the total to three.

Senior Associate Athletic Director Kevin Klintworth wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that of the 150 staff, administrators and athletes tested, three athletes had asymptomatic positives.

Linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga announced Tuesday he tested positive after he attended a protest in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The other two players were not identified.

The three positives at Oklahoma State come two months after Cowboys coach Mike Gundy was criticized for being insensitive in comments about the nation’s response to the pandemic. He referenced the financial impact of football while suggesting players should return to campus as early as May 1.

“They’re in good shape, they’re all 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 years old, they’re healthy,” Gundy said April 7. “A lot of them can fight it off with their natural body, the antibodies and build that they have. There’s some people that are asymptomatic.

“If that’s true, then yeah, we sequester them. And people say, ‘That’s crazy.’ No, it’s not crazy, because we need to continue to budget and run money through the state of Oklahoma.” Gundy apologized four days later.

ARKANSAS STATE: Seven Arkansas State athletes tested positive for COVID-19 and are self-isolating for 14 days, Chancellor Kelly Damphousse announced Thursday. The seven athletes are from three sports, and all were asymptomatic. They learned of the positive results Wednesday night.