Upon announcing earlier this month that Indiana University would welcome athletes back to Bloomington for voluntary summer workouts, outgoing athletic director Fred Glass offered a clear-eyed assessment of the department’s path forward. Glass admitted there was no way to completely remove the risk that IU athletes and staff members might contract or transmit COVID-19 upon returning to school facilities, but given the recommendations from an expert panel, the university believed it at least had a blueprint in place to significantly reduce that risk.
After two weeks, so far, so good.
IU announced Tuesday that of the 187 COVID-19 tests that doctors have administered to football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball athletes, coaches and staff since June 9, there have been zero positive results.