The SEC will require two tests per week and coaches will be required to wear a face mask or neck gaiter on the sideline at all times during games, the conference announced Friday as part of its initial medical protocols.
Coaches and players who are not competing will be required to wear a face mask or neck gaiter that must "cover both the nose and mouth such that neither nostrils nor the tip of the nose is visible." Competing players must wear a neck gaiter during timeouts or when conferring with coaches on the sideline.
Players will be tested six days (typically Sunday) and three days (typically Wednesday) before a game.