Florida is scheduled to host LSU at "The Swamp" on Saturday.
Florida has temporarily paused football activities after an increase in positive COVID-19 tests within its program.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Gators confirmed five new positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to six for the month of October. Then, the program said it opted to pause activities Tuesday afternoon "out of an abundance of caution" and will reassess the situation Wednesday.
"Head coach Dan Mullen has been in communication with football players and their parents, and I have had conversations with the Southeastern Conference office, last week's opponent Texas A&M, and this week's opponent LSU," athletic director Scott Stricklin said. "These circumstances will be re-evaluated by UF Health and the athletic department's sports medicine staff Wednesday."
Florida is scheduled to host LSU at "The Swamp" on Saturday. The move to halt practice and meetings comes only days after Mullen talked about wanting to pack 90,000 fans at the stadium to create a stronger home field advantage against the Tigers. When asked about his comments on Monday, Mullen didn't appear to change his stance.
On Monday, the SEC postponed its first football game of the season when it moved Saturday's Vanderbilt-Missouri game to Dec. 12 due to COVID-19 issues within the Commodores' program. The league announced the game is postponed "due to positive tests & subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Vanderbilt FB program," and "the action is consistent with SEC COVID-19 management requirements."
The Commodores played with only 56 scholarship players in their 41–7 loss to South Carolina last weekend, and the team may fall below the mark of 53 scholarship players recommended to take the field.