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Anchor Drop, October 12, 2020: When COVID hits

Good morning.

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Well, let’s talk about the football team.

The bad news? Vanderbilt lost 41-7 to South Carolina on Saturday, with 56 scholarship players available.

The really bad news? Vanderbilt’s game at Missouri on Saturday could now be in danger. The Southeastern Conference’s protocols require a team to have at least 53 players available for a game, and it’s not entirely clear whether that’s scholarship players or simply players overall. What we do know is that any player who tested positive last week won’t be available for Saturday’s game.