Herman says no mandate for Texas players over song
back positive. A second test conducted immediately afTexas coach Tom Herterward also came back posman said Monday there is itive Sunday night. no mandate that his players Big Ten protocol requires stay on the field for the postplayers who test positive game singing of the school to sit out 21 days but staff song, an issue that has members are required to erupted into controversy isolate 10 days. Athletic diamong Longhorns fans. rector Mike Bobinski said
Herman was forced to anthere is no chance Brohm swer more questions about will be on the sideline, as the song after athletic diAlabama coach Nick Saban rector Chris Del Conte last was last week, even if he week called it an expectatests negative. tion that players stay toMARTINEZ WINS HUSKERS’ gether on the field for “The STARTING QB JOB >> Adrian Eyes of Texas.” A group of Martinez has turned back players said they would no a challenge from Luke Mclonger sing it or stay on the Caffrey to win the startfield because of concerns ing quarterback’s job for over the song’s links to racNebraska’s opener at No. 5 ist elements in the school’s Ohio State. past. McCaffrey made a serious
“Nobody, from Chris Del bid to unseat the CornhuskConte to myself to any other ers’ two-year starter, who coaches, have mandated our struggled with injuries last players do anything,” Heryear and seemed to regress man said. from his fantastic freshman
The controversty has linseason in 2018. gered and got more atten“Adrian is going to be our tion Oct. 10 after Texas lost quarterback,” coach Scott to Oklahoma when photos Frost said Monday. “I feel posted online showed quarlike I’ve got two guys playterback Sam Ehlinger still ing at a really high level. I’ve on the Cotton Bowl field seen a lot of improvement during the song but no other out of Adrian this year. I’ve players standing near him. seen a lot of improvement BROHM TO MISS PURDUE out of Luke. Both those guys OPENER >> Purdue coach Jeff are capable of moving our Brohm is expected to miss offense and doing a great job.”Saturday’sseasonopener against Iowa after a second cCaffrey, brother of test confirmed he has CONFL star Christian McVID-19. Caffrey and son of former
The Boilermakers have pro receiver Ed McCaffrey, been undergoing daily rapid played quarterback and retesting since Sept. 30 and it ceiver as a freshman last was Brohm’s test Sunday season and quickly became morning that initially came a fan favorite.