UPDATE: Virginia game postponed after FSU roster trimmed to 44 players
11:45 A.M. UPDATE
Below is a statement from FSU Director of Athletics David Coburn
“Our team underwent the mandated third-party testing yesterday and learned late last night that we had one positive test. Contact tracing this morning determined that, with opt-outs and injuries, we had just 44 scholarship players for the game, with some position groups depleted almost entirely.
“We deeply regret that many Florida State and Virginia fans have already traveled to the game as well as Virginia’s team. We simply had no way of knowing we would not be playing until this morning. We made every effort to play, but we could not do so in a way that was safe for the players.”
More details regarding the rescheduled game, including ticket information, will be announced at a later date.
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FIRST REPORT
For the second consecutive week, the Florida State football team learned on game day that it would not be able to compete due to COVID-19 concerns.
One week after a positive test in the Clemson camp forced the Seminoles to not play, this delay was caused by, "positive tests, quarantining and contact tracing within the Florida State football team," according to a statement by the ACC.
The ACC has not announced whether or not this game will be made up. The Seminoles already were hoping to have the Clemson game played on Dec. 12, but nothing has yet been announced. Virginia already has a game scheduled for that day against Virginia Tech.
FSU's regular-season finale is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5, at Duke.
Several other games have been postponed or canceled this weekend, including:
* Ohio State-Illinois
* Southern Cal-Colorado
* Oklahoma-West Virginia
* Cincinnati-Temple
* FAU-Middle Tennessee
* Alabama is also playing Auburn today without head coach Nick Saban, who has tested positive for the virus.
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