Cincinnati vs. Tulsa Saturday ppd. after positive COVID-19 tests.
No. 8 Cincinnati’s game at Tulsa on Saturday has been postponed because of positive COVID-19 tests among Bearcats players.
The American Athletic Conference announced Thursday the game is being rescheduled for Dec. 5.
Later, FIU at Charlotte was postponed because of an increase in positive tests in the FIU program. Charlotte Athletic Director Mike Hill said in a statement the schools will work with Conference USA to reschedule the game in December.
The number of Cincinnati players who have tested positive or have been quarantined through contact tracing was not revealed by the school, which has not been making those numbers public throughout its testing of athletes. Cincinnati is next scheduled to play Oct. 24 at No. 17 SMU.
FIU is scheduled to play Oct. 23 against Jacksonville, a game originally scheduled for Sept. 3 but pushed back when FIU delayed the start of its fall sports competition to Sept. 16.
Overall, six major college games slated to be played this week have been rescheduled because of the virus, including five since Sunday. The Southeastern Conference has called off two games, including LSU at No. 10 Florida, the first postponements in the league since it began Sept. 26.
The number of games involving FBS teams to be postponed and canceled since Aug. 26 is now 31.
Thursday’s game
Arkansas State 59, Georgia State 52: Wide receiver Roshauud Paul threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to running back Lincoln Pare with 4:23 left in the fourth quarter and Arkansas State beat visiting Georgia State in a Sun Belt offensive showdown featuring 14 touchdowns and 1,192 total yards.
Notable
Nick Saban won’t be allowed to coach No. 2 Alabama from home against third-ranked Georgia, per NCAA guidelines, and also can’t be in the stadium while testing positive for COVID-19.
Saban said on his radio show Thursday night that he hasn’t had a fever or any symptoms and has still been able to perform all his normal work duties from home.
Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden was released from a hospital after being treated for COVID-19.
Bowden family friend Kim Shiff said the 90-yearold college Hall of Famer was back home after a weeklong stay at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare.
Eight New Mexico football players and one assistant coach tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, leading to Athletic Director Eddie Nuñez to “pause” practice and team activities, according to the Albuquerque Journal.