LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron says coronavirus cases involving his players are under control as his team goes through voluntary workouts. At one time, LSU reportedly had at least 30 players in quarantine, but in an interview on WWL Radio, Orgeron said that was inaccurate.
“Our numbers are way down,” said Orgeron to WWL hosts Kristian Garic and Bobby Hebert. “That number 30 was not correct, I don’t know who said that, it wasn’t that high, but we had a little spike, now it’s going down, I think it’s under control.”
The initial outbreak in cases when players first reported to campus was tied to a cluster of cases from a group of bars just off campus. Orgeron says his players have been told to stay away from the nightclubs.
“Most of the stuff was coming from players going to Tiger Country, whatever they call that place, I told them they can’t go no more,” said Orgeron.
As cases continue to climb in several states, the concern grows that the college football season will be delayed, shortened or possibly moved to the spring. Orgeron says his players will be ready for any scenario.
“Whatever they give us it doesn’t matter, we have a mantra here don’t blink. You just tell us where to play, it’s in a cow pasture, it’s at midnight, it’s at three in the morning, we are going to go play,” said Orgeron.
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