As COVID-19 infection rates continue to climb in Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin announced Wednesday night that it will be adding safety regulations to the Badger home opener Oct. 24 against Illinois.
The primary change here is that parents and other family members of players will no longer be allowed to attend games. The move limits attendance to essential personnel such as players and coaches, essential public safety professionals, stadium operations personnel and a limited number of media members.
“I’ve said that our fans should think about all of our football games as away games this year,” UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank said.