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The Michigan football players will get their booster shot on Wednesday as a team, according to Andrew Stueber, because of the amount of caution needed to keep as many players on the field as possible in the College Football Playoff.
The Michigan football team hasn't had any issues with the virus leading up to their game against Georgia in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl, but they aren't willing to take any chances.
"Tomorrow we have a full team booster shot, so that will be good," he said. It would be devastating to a lot of people if there was an outbreak now. We've taken proper precautions because of the concern.
The team has a number of players who have been vaccined, and now they are getting the booster shot, which has meant that they don't have to hold any players out of practice.
The team is taking extra precautions to make sure their 11-1 season doesn't go to waste by having anyone sit out against the Dawgs.
"That's definitely a growing concern of ours," he said. We kept social distance by implementing masks in meetings. A lot of people are taking their meals to go. A lot of students have left the campus now that it's a lot safer.
The University of Michigan made their first College Football Playoff semifinal after beating Iowa in the Big Ten Championship and losing to Michigan State. It has been a season of sacrifice already, with the leaders on the team taking more accountability to push each other past the 2-4 season in 2020.
The message was the same as others spoke to the media on Tuesday: No one wants to waste this type of opportunity.
"My parents always told me that when I wanted something different, I had to make compromises," said defensive tackle Christopher Hinton. We have to make sacrifice because we are in a position where only four teams are in the country. On the weekend, wear a mask around the building.
"We have to be cautious about COVID, with it being on the rise, so we have everybody strong for New Year's Eve."
