Report: NC State Reschedules Opening Game Due to Positive Covid-19 Cases

Monday, NC State suspended all athletic activity due to a spike in positive Covid-19 cases. Now, they have reportedly rescheduled their opening game.

Sources: NC State’s opening game at Virginia Tech schedule for Sept. 12 has officially been moved. The teams will play on Sept. 26. Decision comes in the wake of NC State athletics taking a pause because of 22 new positive COVID cases in the atheltic department.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 26, 2020

With a number of players in mandatory quarantine, it would’ve been difficult for the Wolfpack to safely prepare a September 12th start. An official statement has not been released by the university.