'Clinical judgments' key in college football contact tracing

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2019, file photo, Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt yells at the officials during an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Pruitt heads into his third season with the Vols' first appearance in The Associated Press rankings since Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

FILE- In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt, center, talks to players during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Florida in Knoxville, Tenn. A planned scrimmage turned into a scaled-down practice at Tennessee last weekend when the Volunteers were without about 35 players due to COVID-19. Pruitt said seven or eight players were in isolation after being infected and another 28 or so had been quarantined after it was determined through contact tracing they had been exposed to the virus. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2019, file photo, Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley, center, stands with his team before the Peach Bowl NCAA semifinal college football playoff game against LSU in Atlanta. College football teams set to play this fall are trying to help their depth amid the coronavirus pandemic by finding players capable of playing multiple positions. Riley says it is “something every coach in the country is thinking about right now.” That's because positive tests, contact tracing and quarantines could abruptly alter any roster. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo provided by Mississippi State Athletics, Mississippi State cornerback Martin Emerson (1) sets up for a passing drill during the practice for the NCAA college football team in Starkville, Miss. What remains of a college football season already altered by the pandemic is about to ramp up this weekend. Outbreaks can leave teams unable to play, not just because they sideline the infected but also because anyone deemed a close or high-risk contact is required to quarantine for 14 days. (Austin Perryman/Mississippi State Athletics via AP, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2020, file photo, South Alabama players wear masks before an NCAA college football game against Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. What remains of a college football season already altered by the pandemic is about to ramp up this weekend. Outbreaks can leave teams unable to play, not just because they sideline the infected but also because anyone deemed a close or high-risk contact is required to quarantine for 14 days. (Cam Bonelli/Hattiesburg American via AP, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, North Carolina's Trey Morrison (4) celebrates after he broke up a long pass during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game against Miami in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. Morrison entered preseason camp set to play nickelback, only to start working at free safety with the goal of being ready to play anywhere in the secondary on short notice. That is because the 18th-ranked Tar Heels, like many teams, are preparing for roster uncertainty sure to come amid the coronavirus pandemic. Positive tests, contact tracing and quarantines could abruptly alter any roster along with the injury risk that has long been part of the game. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)