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Southern Miss football optimistic about playing Saturday

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Southern Miss football optimistic about playing Saturday
Southern Miss football optimistic about playing Saturday

The Southern Miss football program is on track to take the field Saturday for the first time in three weeks.

- the southern miss football- program is on track to take - the field saturday... for the - first time in three weeks.- interim head coach scotty walde- is optimistic about - his team's chances of playing,- at liberty... after - post-poning last week's game, a- u-tep... due to a surge in- positive- tests, for covid-19.- walden says the golden eagles - would've been down more than- 20 players... leaving them with- less than 50, on- scholarship.- u-s-m was also the victim of- florida atlantic having to post- pone, the week before... due to- 18 players testing positive.- walden says the black and gold- didn't have that many, in their- program... but it was still - enough... to pull the plug.

- - "when one person gets it, it ca spread- like wildfire in terms of - knocking players out.

It's not- necessarily that so and so has- infected these people.

Well,- he's been around these people.- he might be a - roommate.

It might be something- like that, so that's where your- - - - numbers really begin to get - hurt.

We probably would've- played the game - if we would'v- played- the game saturday - we would've- played the game with about 44-4- scholarship - players on the field.

I can tel- you from a mindset standpoint - every single one of - them wanted to play and every - person and administrator in thi- - - - building, we did everything we- could to play.

But at some- point, guys, we've got to be- smart and - understand the safety of our- kids and our coaches is - paramount."

U-s-m is slated to kick things- off, at liberty... at noon- saturday... - on

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