Concerns were raised surrounding the COVID-19 testing protocols of Western Kentucky’s Sept. 19 opponent Liberty University, after comments from the program’s head coach Thursday.
“We’ve gone over two weeks without even having to have to test because no one’s screened with any symptoms,” Flames head coach Hugh Freeze told the (Lynchburg, Va.) News and Advance. “Everyone’s out of quarantine. We haven’t had a positive in over three weeks.”
The comments about a lack of screening for asymptomatic individuals caused concern among some teams on Liberty’s schedule, including its ACC opponents.
“Coach Freeze’s comments describing Liberty’s inadequate approach to COVID-19 testing are deeply troubling, and pose a threat to the health and well-being of our student-athletes, coaches and staff,” Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack told ESPN’s David Hale.