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ISU Suspending Football Practice After Positive COVID-19 Tests

Indiana State University changed the name of its African American Culture Center.
Indiana State University changed the name of its African American Culture Center.

Indiana State University is suspending football practice and conditioning for 14 days after six players tested positive for COVID-19 according to a Tuesday press release. 

The university said the players who tested positive did not participate in the team’s “March for Justice” on Sunday because they were in quarantine.

The press release said all football players, coaches, and support personnel are in quarantine and will be tested.

READ MORE: IU Football Players Return To Summer Workouts

At least three other schools in the Missouri Valley Football Conference have paused practices due to positive tests.

Lane Wolf is a digital news reporter for WFIU/WTIU News and specializes in social media. Originally from Larwill, Ind., he graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor's degree in Media in 2020.