Iowa Hawkeyes Head Coach Fran McCaffery will miss Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers due to COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols. The Head Coach tested positive for the Coronavirus and will not be there to coach the team on Sunday. With their Head Coach out the Iowa Hawkeyes will turn to Assitant Head Coach Billy Taylor. He will serve as the acting Head Coach until McCaffery returns to the bench. The Big Ten matchup is scheduled to tip-off at 4:30 p.m. eastern standard time.
From Iowa Sports Info: Iowa MBB coach Fran McCaffery has entered health and safety protocols after testing positive for COVID on Friday. McCaffery will miss Sunday’s home game versus Minnesota.
Billy Taylor will serve as acting head coach for the Hawkeyes in McCaffery’s absence.
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Head Coach Fran McCaffery has entered health and safety protocols after testing positive for COVID on Friday. McCaffery will miss Sunday’s home game versus Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/UVrEKJCXKq
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The Iowa Hawkeyes and Minnesota Golden Gophers have both struggled some this season in the Big Ten and in the NCAA. Neither team is currently ranked in the Top 25. Iowa is currently ninth in the Big Ten Standings while Minnesota is 13th in the Big Ten Standings. Minnesota is second from the bottom ahead of only the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Fran McCaffery is a talented Head Coach and the team will be worse off without him on the bench coaching his team. While Minnesota is likely without much hope moving forward, but Iowa still has some. The Hawkeyes are currently sitting at 14-7 overall with a 4-6 Big Ten record. They can ill-afford a loss to a team like Minnesota. We here at Def Pen Sports hope for a quick recovery for the Iowa Head Coach.
