Statement from ULM Athletics Director Scott McDonald:
"We remain committed to fostering a safe campus environment for our student-athletes as they pursue academic and athletic excellence this fall. So, following the guidelines created by our COVID-19 Task Force, it's time to hit the pause button on preseason football practice. COVID testing, administered early this week, produced nine new positives, and as a result, our protocols call for the suspension of all football-related activities. The successful application of those protocols also calls for active contact tracing to mitigate the spread of the virus.
"We fully anticipated an increased exposure to COVID-19 with the reopening of campus, the beginning of the fall semester as well as uptick in related off-campus activities.