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Wolverines adjust to new football helmet shield to combat spread of COVID-19

Michigan football players have said they've been vigilant wearing masks, staying socially distanced, and limiting their outings from the football building to their homes and the occasional grocery store or food stop.

They’ve also continued to go through voluntary practices, and coach Jim Harbaugh said this past weekend during a parents-led “#WeWanttoPlay” protest his team has had 942 COVID-19 tests since the start of August through last week and all have been negative.

Michigan would have opened the football season last Saturday, originally scheduled at Washington and then in a revised 10-game conference-only schedule would have played Purdue at Michigan Stadium.