One other Week 7 school soccer recreation has been postponed.

On Thursday, the American Athletic Convention introduced that the sport between No. eight Cincinnati and Tulsa won’t be performed on Saturday on account of “optimistic COVID-19 circumstances at Cincinnati and the following quarantine of student-athletes.” The sport has been rescheduled for Dec. 5.

“We’re upset we will likely be unable to play Tulsa Saturday. We knew this season was going to require numerous persistence and adaptability and disruptions had been prone to occur,” Cincinnati athletic director John Cunningham stated. “The well being and security of student-athletes, coaches and employees is all the time our main focus and we appreciated the excellent work and continued dedication of our medical employees all through the pandemic.”

Saturday’s recreation was set to be the homecoming recreation for Tulsa.

“I am upset, first, for our soccer student-athletes and coaches, and clearly for our employees who has ready so diligently, our campus and the Metropolis of Tulsa. This TU Homecoming recreation was an incredible alternative to showcase our soccer program, the group and the American Athletic Convention towards the nation’s No. eight crew,” Tulsa AD Rick Dickson stated.

“Because the college, the convention and the NCAA have stated all through this pandemic, the well being and security of our student-athletes are on the forefront of all selections.”

This marks the fourth postponement of Week 7. The Oklahoma State at Baylor recreation was the primary to be wiped from the schedule earlier than two SEC video games — Vanderbilt at Missouri and LSU at Florida — adopted. Elsewhere within the SEC, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin famous that his program was coping with COVID-19 circumstances whereas Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Greg Byrne each examined optimistic for the virus on Wednesday.

There have now been 30 FBS video games postponed on account of COVID-19 points up to now throughout the 2020 season. A number of have already been made up.

Along with asserting the Cincinnati-Tulsa postponement, the AAC additionally introduced that the 2020 AAC championship recreation will likely be performed both on Dec. 12 or Dec. 19. The convention stated a remaining resolution on the date of the championship recreation will likely be made “no sooner than Nov. 1.”

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Cincinnati needed to postpone its recreation towards Tulsa on account of COVID-19 circumstances. UC is 3-Zero and ranked No. eight within the nation. (Photograph by Joe Robbins/Getty Pictures)

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