Penn State basketball's game against Minnesota postponed
Penn State basketball’s game against Minnesota scheduled for Wednesday evening has been postponed.
Positive COVID-19 tests within the Minnesota program caused the postponement, according to a Penn State release.
“Penn State and Minnesota will work with the Big Ten Conference on potential options to reschedule the game,” the release stated.
This is the fourth game of the season impacted by COVID-19 protocols for Penn State.
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Nonconference games against VCU and Quinnipiac were canceled due to positive tests on the Nittany Lions’ part.
A game thereafter against Delaware State was canceled due to COVID problems with the Hornets.
Those three games were not rescheduled.
PSU sits at 3-4 in the Big Ten and 8-7 overall after a loss to Ohio State last Sunday.
The Nittany Lions are scheduled to play at Iowa on Saturday.
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The university announced that Rhian Davis will be the assistant athletic director for performance enhancement – Olympic sports. Chuck Losey, meanwhile, will be the assistant athletic director for performance enhancement – football.
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“I could not be more excited to have Rhian Davis and Chuck Losey join our sport performance team as department heads,” Penn State senior associate athletic director for student-athlete performance/SWA, health and welfare Lauren Rhodes said in a released statement.
“Deege’s retirement announcement presented us with the opportunity to evaluate our performance enhancement unit structure, which led to a decision to form Olympic sport and football branches under the greater umbrella. After conducting a national search, it became quite clear just who would lead these areas.”