MADISON, Wisconsin — Purdue's football game at Wisconsin Saturday has been canceled and will not be rescheduled.
Wisconsin Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez made the announcement Tuesday.
Alvarez' comments were posted on the UW football website:
"I share in the disappointment of our student-athletes and staff. We have seen a level of improvement in our testing numbers, but not enough to give us confidence to resume normal activities and play our game on Saturday. We will continue to test regularly, take the proper health-related precautions and look forward to getting our team back on the field as soon as possible."
The school has reported five positive COVID-19 PCR tests since Saturday, Oct. 31. The five tests are made up of two staff members and three student-athletes. Between Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 10 student-athletes and 11 staff registered positive tests.
Wisconsin first paused team activities on Oct. 28 and its game at Nebraska on Oct. 31 was canceled.
Purdue's next game will be at home Nov. 14 against Northwestern. The Big 10 announced that game will kick off under the lights at 7:30 p.m.
