{"id":994543,"date":"2021-11-10T13:29:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T18:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=994543"},"modified":"2021-11-10T13:29:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T18:29:31","slug":"cal-usc-football-game-postponed-due-to-covid-outbreak-among-99-vaccinated-golden-bears-football-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cal-usc-football-game-postponed-due-to-covid-outbreak-among-99-vaccinated-golden-bears-football-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Cal, USC Football Game Postponed Due To COVID Outbreak Among 99% Vaccinated Golden Bears Football Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcal-usc-football-game-postponed-due-to-covid-outbreak-among-99-vaccinated-golden-bears-football-program%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=994543&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>For the first time in the 2021-2022 college football season, a game has been postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the Cal Golden Bears lost to the Arizona Wildcats after being forced to play with less than 50 scholarship players due to 24 players and five coaches being held out for COVID-19 protocols.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the university announced the postponement of Cal\u2019s upcoming game against USC due to additional football players testing positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a difficult decision to postpone this Saturday\u2019s game against USC,\u201d Cal Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton <a href=\"https:\/\/calbears.com\/news\/2021\/11\/9\/football-saturdays-cal-usc-game-postponed.aspx\">said<\/a>. \u201cWe know how important every one of our games is to our student-athletes, especially our seniors who have been incredible representatives of the program, but it was the right thing to do. Due to additional impact on specific position groups, we have decided to postpone Saturday\u2019s game. We have had multiple COVID-19 positives within our program, and we are taking every step we can to mitigate the spread and protect the greater community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even though the university has stated that the football program is 99% vaccinated, at least 44 people have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week, according to Berkeley\u2019s Department of Public Health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBerkeley Public Health continues to work closely with University Health Services to help contain and respond to a major COVID-19 outbreak involving the coaches, students, and staff in the Cal Football program,\u201d the statement says. \u201cAll of these 44 lab-confirmed cases involve people infected with highly contagious COVID-19, which spreads easily unless public health safeguards are used.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Cal quarterback Chase Garbers \u2014 who missed the Arizona game due to COVID-19 protocols \u2014 posted a statement of frustration on social media regarding testing by the University Health Services.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have worked too hard to have someone take this all away from us,\u201d Garbers wrote.\u201cIt is wrong. We deserve answers and transparent communication.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We players are frustrated with our University Health Services(UHS) \u2b07\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U1GDfOJjg6\">pic.twitter.com\/U1GDfOJjg6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chase Garbers (@ChaseGarbers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaseGarbers\/status\/1457913852578779144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cal linebacker Luc Bequette also weighed in regarding testing, claiming that University Health Services threatened to arrest vaccinated players who refused to test.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUHS told us we could be arrested for refusing to test as vaccinated individuals with no symptoms,\u201d Bequette posted to Twitter. \u201cIf I understand correctly, I can go to San Francisco, steal a bunch of items in a Walgreens, and not be arrested. However, if I refuse a test in Berkeley, I can be\u2026 \u201c<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UHS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in the 2021-2022 college football season, a game has been postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak.\u00a0On Saturday, the Cal Golden Bears lost to the Arizona Wildcats after being forced to play with less than 50 scholarship players due to 24 players and five coaches being held out for COVID-19 protocols.\u00a0\u00a0On Tuesday, the university announced the postponement of Cal\u2019s upcoming game against USC due to additional football players testing positive for COVID-19.\u201cIt was a difficult decision to postpone this Saturday\u2019s game against USC,\u201d Cal Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton said. \u201cWe know how important every one of our games is to our student-athletes, especially our seniors who have been incredible representatives of the program, but it was the right thing to do. Due to additional impact on specific position groups, we have decided to postpone Saturday\u2019s game. We have had multiple COVID-19 positives within our program, and we are taking every step we can to mitigate the spread and protect the greater community.\u201dEven though the university has stated that the football program is 99% vaccinated, at least 44 people have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week, according to Berkeley\u2019s Department of Public Health.\u00a0\u201cBerkeley Public Health continues to work closely with University Health Services to help contain and respond to a major COVID-19 outbreak involving the coaches, students, and staff in the Cal Football program,\u201d the statement says. \u201cAll of these 44 lab-confirmed cases involve people infected with highly contagious COVID-19, which spreads easily unless public health safeguards are used.\u201dOn Monday, Cal quarterback Chase Garbers \u2014 who missed the Arizona game due to COVID-19 protocols \u2014 posted a statement of frustration on social media regarding testing by the University Health Services.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWe have worked too hard to have someone take this all away from us,\u201d Garbers wrote.\u201cIt is wrong. We deserve answers and transparent communication.\u201dWe players are frustrated with our University Health Services(UHS) \u2b07\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/U1GDfOJjg6\u2014 Chase Garbers (@ChaseGarbers) November 9, 2021Cal linebacker Luc Bequette also weighed in regarding testing, claiming that University Health Services threatened to arrest vaccinated players who refused to test.\u00a0\u201cUHS told us we could be arrested for refusing to test as vaccinated individuals with no symptoms,\u201d Bequette posted to Twitter. \u201cIf I understand correctly, I can go to San Francisco, steal a bunch of items in a Walgreens, and not be arrested. However, if I refuse a test in Berkeley, I can be\u2026 \u201cUHS told us we could be arrested for refusing to test as vaccinated individuals with no symptoms. If I understand correctly, I can go to San Francisco, steal a bunch of items in a Walgreens, and not be arrested. However, if I refuse a test in Berkeley, I can be\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/dfCiELikMi\u2014 Luc Bequette (@LucBequette) November 9, 2021Tuesday night, a spokesperson for Berkeley\u2019s Department of Public Health blamed the program for the outbreak in an email to The San Francisco Chronicle.\u00a0\u201cCases emerged in an environment of ongoing failure to abide by public health measures,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cPeople in the program did not: Get tested when sick, stay home when sick, [or wear] masks indoors.\u201d\u00a0\u201cThese simple measures keep people safe,\u201d the statement continues. \u201cFailing to do so results not only in individual infections, sickness, and worse, but also threatens the safety of all around them \u2013 especially those with compromised immune systems.\u201dThe game has been rescheduled for December 4, a day after the PAC-12 Championship Game, which both USC and Cal have been eliminated from. Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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