Complications from COVID-19 have forced the postponement of the Michigan State Spartans taking on Virgina on Wednesday night as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in front of a nationally televised audience on ESPN.
Breaking: Wednesday's No. 4 Michigan State vs. No. 18 Virginia match-up has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the program, the Cavaliers announced Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/wd9hoxSf1d
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 9, 2020
The game was scheduled to tip-off at 9:15 PM; the Spartans had already traveled to Charlottesville. There is no word as to the number of players and staff within Virginia’s program that have been affected by the illness as of yet.
The Spartans are next scheduled to play Sunday against Oakland.