The 23 football players are among 28 athletes or staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19 since returning to the school on June 8.
COLUMBIA, S. C. — On the same day the state of South Carolina announced its highest number of coronavirus cases yet with 1,081, Clemson revealed that 25 additional people in its athletic department have tested positive for COVID-19.
Clemson athletics student-athletes and staff have completed 315 tests for the coronavirus this month, and 28 of those have come back positive. The school announced 25 new cases Friday after three were announced last week in an initial report.
The number includes 23 football players, two members of Clemson’s football staff and three student-athletes from other sports, according to a school spokesperson.
