BOZEMAN – MTN Sports has reported that at least one Montana State football player has tested positive for the coronavirus.
However, Gallatin County health officer Matt Kelley told the Bozeman Daily Chronicle on Friday five Montana State students recently tested positive for COVID-19.
Kelley also said the county is experiencing "a recent widespread community transmission, some stemming from crowded settings like parties, bars and restaurants."
As of Saturday morning, Gallatin County has reported 249 cases with 215 recoveries.
Bobcat head coach Jeff Choate said earlier this month: "Heck yeah, we're going to play football." This is despite the fact that the future of college sports is unclear as athletic departments across the country are dealing with the COVID-19 virus during the pandemic.
A spokesman for MSU athletics could not comment on health issues of students, citing privacy regulations, but he alsoi said athletes are still allowed in select workout facilities on campus with the same previous protocol.
MSU opened access to some facilities for voluntary athletic activities June 1, when Phase 2 of Gov. Steve Bullick's reopening plan for Montana kicked in.
The Bobcat athletic department established guidelines for the workouts.
“We’re most likely going to get a case,” Davies said in May. “... But it’s how we’re going to react to that. And certainly we’ll do a quarantine situation the best we can.”
MSU athletic director Leon Costello said last month the university was allowing athletes back to facilities with a “measured, disciplined approach.” However, Costello said he wishes he didn’t have to consider how the athletic department would manage without any fall sports.
In June, Montana State University laid out a roadmap for the fall semester, intended to lead to restoration of full operations. Plans for athletics were involved, including a priority on testing of symptomatic patients suspected to have COVID-19.
The plans recommended athletes self-quarantine if tested positive or if they were under investigation for the virus. They may not return to activity until two more tests conducted 24 hours apart have turned out negative.
Those tested positive or suspected of having the coronavirus must be evaluated by a team physician. MSU officials said those involved with athletics would wear protective gear when dealing with the students. The athletes in these cases must undergo cardiac evaluation before any more activity.
Group sizes of athletes were limited. Workout groups were established and asked to stagger their use of equipment and maintain social distancing.
Costello said his department considered if position groups worked together and one person in that group tested positive for coronavirus, the whole position group may not be allowed to compete. So groups permitted to train together had to be strategically selected.
“The only way we want to play is if we know it’s going to be safe for everyone involved,” Costello said. “Student-athletes, fans, administrators, everybody that is involved with those contests. I think the flexibility and being able to adapt is going to be critical this entire year. I don’t think it stops in the fall. It’s going to carry over into this entire academic year but also the entire sports seasons.”
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