The University of Kansas suspended voluntary football workouts Friday because of an increase in positive COVID-19 tests.
According to the school's official athletics website, 164 student-athletes were tested recently. Those tests yielded 16 positive results, 12 of which came from the football team. Overall, 45 Kansas student-athletes are in quarantine.
All Jayhawks football players and staff will self-quarantine for the next 14 days. When that time is up, everyone will be retested, and the program will decide whether to resume workouts.
Kansas athletic director Jeff Long released the following statement regarding the suspension of football workouts:
"After the increase in positive COVID-19 tests within our football program, our medical team at Kansas Team Health has recommended discontinuing voluntary workouts immediately.