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Gopher Football’s DC Joe Rossi To Miss Saturday Game Due To Positive COVID Test

On Thursday, the team announced Rossi tested positive during one of Minnesota's daily antigen testing periods this week.

(CBS News)

By WCCO-TV

November 5, 2020

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — University of Minnesota football’s defensive coordinator Joe Rossi will not be coaching during Saturday’s game after he tested positive for COVID-19.

On Thursday, the team announced Rossi tested positive during one of Minnesota’s daily antigen testing periods this week. It was confirmed with a follow-up test.

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“Upon diagnosis, he immediately returned home and started his isolation process while working remotely,” the team said in a statement. “No other members of Minnesota’s coaching staff have tested positive for COVID-19 during the team’s daily antigen testing this week.”

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