The University of Wisconsin football team will decide if it will forgo its second game or play Purdue by Tuesday as the program’s COVID-19 cases reportedly climbed to 22.
After a phenomenal first game against Illinois, the Badgers immediately saw six COVID-19 cases, including starting quarterback Graham Mertz. More than a week after the first positive cases, Athletic Director Berry Alverez said on ESPN’s “College Gameday” on Saturday, Oct. 31 that the virus had spread to 10 staffers and 12 players. That’s up from the 16 total reported cases from two days earlier according to Jesse Temple.