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Florida-LSU game postponed amid spike in positive tests for COVID-19

By Spencer Neale
Published October 14, 2020 10:32pm ET
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Florida-LSU game postponed amid spike in positive tests for COVID-19
LSU running back Nick Brossette, right, runs for a gain before he is tackled by Florida safety Donovan Stiner (13) during the first half of an NCAA college football game. | (AP Photo/John Raoux)

A premier meetup between two top college football teams set for Saturday has been rescheduled for December following a surge in positive COVID-19 tests on one team.

The University of Florida and Louisiana State University will not square off this weekend in the “Swamp,” as Florida’s stadium is colloquially known, after a group of Florida players reported allergy-like symptoms before testing positive for the virus.

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