Bleacher Report · Aug 21, 2020
SEC Football Adds Another Weekly COVID-19 Test, Enhanced Heart Screenings
The SEC still plans on playing football in the fall and will reportedly hold stricter testing procedures than initially planned in an effort to do so.
Mark Schlabach of ESPN reported the SEC announced Friday that it will have three weekly COVID-19 tests per week prior to games, as well as enhanced heart screenings for myocarditis, which is a heart condition associated with COVID-19.
Schlabach noted the SEC's Return to Activity and Medical Guidance Task Force recommended the third rapid diagnostic test.
The SEC, Big 12 and ACC still plan on having football in the fall, while the Big Ten and Pac-12 announced they are postponing fall sports until the spring.