Kent State football coach Sean Lewis tested positive for COVID-19 during the preseason.
During a press conference with the media today, Lewis, the youngest football coach in the FBS, disclosed that he was ill with the coronavirus “about a month ago."
Lewis recused himself from participation at practice while he recovered, and he praised the rest of his coaching staff for how they filled in for his absence.
“Our staff did a tremendous job," he said. "I was down, others stepped up. We ask that out of our kids all of the time.