New Mexico has smashed the pause button on football practice because of coronavirus.
According to the Albuquerque Journal, athletic director Eddie Nuñez paused football activities after eight players and a staffer tested positive for coronavirus. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Practice has been canceled through Friday at a minimum. The goal is to return to practicing by Saturday.
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The Lobos are slated to start the season next Saturday against Colorado State. So, there’s not a lot of time for them to get this situation figured out.
They have barely more than a week to get their coronavirus situation under control before taking the field against the Rams.
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Will they get the job done? I have no idea, but I do know that pessimism won’t get us anywhere in life. We need to have a bit of positivity here.
If the Lobos can iron things out by early next week, then their game against CSU should be just fine.
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Let’s all hope that turns out to be the case because we need as many games as possible happening.