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Badgers’ COVID-19 Cases Now At 22

Athletic Director Says 12 Players, 10 Staffers Have Tested Positive

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Camp Randall Stadium on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, before the Badgers’ first game of the season. Fans were not allowed inside the stadium for the game against Illinois. Angela Major/WPR

University of Wisconsin-Madison athletic director Barry Alvarez says the total number of positive COVID-19 cases within the Badgers’ football program has increased to 22.

Alvarez told ESPN’s “College GameDay” that 12 football players and 10 staffers have tested positive.

The ninth-ranked Badgers had been scheduled to play at Nebraska on Saturday.

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Wisconsin officials announced Wednesday they were calling off that game and pausing team activities for a week due to a coronavirus outbreak within the program.

The Badgers’ next scheduled game is Nov. 7 at home against Purdue.

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