
LSU athletics director Scott Woodward is pleased with how the football program is handling the coronavirus. A day earlier, Coach Ed Orgeron said most of the team has had COVID-19, but Woodward says the players are receiving world-class medical attention that includes a strong contact tracing system.
“It’s really good and our kids have been healthy and have gone through and frankly and we are doing great things and I’m really pleased with how we are doing it,” said Woodward.
Woodward says the vast majority of the cases have occurred socially and not in the weight room or at practice.
“I think the protocols are good,” said Woodward. “I think it’s just like with all of that demographic, whatever it is 18-to-29 it happened in a fast way and the spike for the most part happened socially,” said Woodward.
Woodward also says Orgeron was too forthright and transparent when he said most of the team has had COVID-19.
During a Zoom press conference of his own, the LSU A-D was asked why not give an exact number on how many players tested positive. Woodward says he will not discuss a player’s medical history and there are no issues with the protocols in place.
“The kids and the parents are happy with it and I’m happy with it,” said Woodward. “It speaks of how and what we are doing,” said Woodward.
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