A bout of COVID-19 points inside Liberty‘s soccer program has put the AP Top 25 matchup between the Flames and Coastal Carolina on Saturday in jeopardy, sources advised ESPN.
Liberty officers count on to know by Thursday if the Flames will have the ability to play within the recreation after conferring with medical officers. If Liberty is unable to play, sources advised ESPN that BYU and Coastal Carolina are nearing an settlement to play as an alternative on Saturday at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina.
ESPN’s School GameDay is about to broadcast from the Coastal Carolina campus on Saturday.
BYU (9-0) has just one different recreation scheduled, towards San Diego State on Dec. 12, and hasn’t performed since Nov. 21. BYU, ranked No. 13 within the newest College Football Playoff rankings, has been in search of further video games throughout the layoff.
Coastal Carolina (9-0) is No. 18 within the newest School Soccer Playoff rankings and off to its greatest begin in class historical past. The Chanticleers are in solely their fourth full season as FBS members.
These are the primary points that Liberty (9-1) has had with COVID-19 this season. Even when the Flames are capable of play within the recreation, they are going to be with out star quarterback Malik Willis, who, sources advised ESPN, examined optimistic for COVID-19 on Sunday and subsequently examined optimistic two different occasions this week.
Liberty coach Hugh Freeze declined to speak concerning the specifics of this week and advised ESPN, “I am within the workplace engaged on the sport plan for Coastal Carolina till I am advised in any other case.”
Liberty has practiced all week with out Willis, in addition to all however one member of the defensive teaching workers, due to COVID-19-related points. Along with Willis, at the very least 10 different Liberty gamers have examined optimistic or been quarantined as a part of contact-tracing protocols, in response to sources.
