Ohio State is pausing all voluntary athletic workouts, football included, after receiving the results of COVID-19 testing of its student-athletes, the school announced Wednesday. The university did not release how many of its athletes tested positive for the virus, citing privacy concerns. © Provided by CBS Sports The Buckeyes are just the latest FBS program to put a halt to voluntary workouts following COVID-19 testing. North Carolinaannounced Wednesday that its voluntary football workouts would be paused for at least a week after an outbreak of positive tests within the athletic department. Athletes who test positive at Ohio State are required to self-isolate for at least 14 days while receiving daily check-ups from the athletic department’s medical staff. The pause to voluntary workouts also affects Ohio State men’s and women’s basketball, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. In regards to the number of positive cases, Ohio State’s announcement…
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