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UH Athletics receives $10M pledge from anonymous donor for new Football Development Center
Read full article: UH Athletics receives $10M pledge from anonymous donor for new Football Development CenterThe University of Houston Athletics Department has received an anonymous $10 million pledge to support its planned state-of-the-art Football Development Center (FDC). The gift is part of Houston Rise, the newly launched $150 million fundraising campaign centered on competitive excellence in the Big 12 Conference.
These are the schools reporting coronavirus cases within their athletic programs
Read full article: These are the schools reporting coronavirus cases within their athletic programs(CNN) The list of athletics programs in universities across the US reporting coronavirus cases is growing. See the list of impacted schools below:Arkansas StateSeven athletes from three of the school's sports programs tested positive in early June. "Clemson has notified and isolated each of those individuals who tested positive for a period of at least 10 days. University of AlabamaSeveral University of Alabama football players tested positive for coronavirus in early June, according to multiple reports, including Sports Illustrated and AL.com. 10 other football players will self-isolate due to contact tracing, "all of whom are asymptomatic at this time."
UH halts all voluntary workouts after 6 student-athletes test postive for coronavirus
Read full article: UH halts all voluntary workouts after 6 student-athletes test postive for coronavirusHOUSTON The University of Houston is the latest in a slew of schools around the country to report student-athletes with coronavirus. As a result, the school announced it was halting all voluntary workouts for student-athletes as a precaution to prevent the spread of the virus. RELATED: More universities report coronavirus cases in athletics programsThe coronavirus patients have been placed in isolation and contact tracing efforts are underway, the school said. During this pause in voluntary workouts, UH Athletics will continue its stringent cleaning and sanitization protocols in all facilities.UH isnt the only school in Texas to see multiple coronavirus cases among its student-athletes. Just two days later, the University of Texas at Austin also reported multiple coronavirus cases among players.