Michigan Wolverines Football: Maryland Game Officially Canceled

Michigan football's game with Maryland has officially been canceled due to a COVID outbreak on the team. The Wolverines have also paused all team activities until at least Monday, Dec. 7.

TheWolverine.com first broke the news early Wednesday afternoon.

From a Michigan release:

The University of Michigan Athletic Department announced today (Wednesday, Dec. 2) that it will be pausing football practices and that Saturday’s game against Maryland has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. This decision to pause in-person football activities was made in consultation with medical professionals and the local health department.

“The decision by our medical professionals to stop practices and cancel this Saturday’s game against Maryland was made with the health, safety and welfare of the student-athletes, coaches and staff as our utmost priority,” said Warde Manuel, the Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics. “We have seen an increase in the number of student-athletes unavailable to compete due to positive tests and associated contact tracing due to our most recent antigen and PCR testing results.”

Daily testing will continue and medical professionals will make a determination when to resume practice. The earliest practice can resume will be Monday, Dec. 7.

No decision has been made on the Ohio State game the following weekend, though sources have said there's a real possibility that game won't be played, either.

Watch for more on this development in the hours to come.

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