San Diego State's football team is dealing with a mumps outbreak as it prepares for Saturday's Pac-12 opener against Texas State. A bulletin to San Diego State students from the university on Wednesday said San Diego County Public Health Services had confirmed 14 cases and that the outbreak remained within a single athletic team. The university hasn't identified the team; the San Diego Union-Tribune previously reported that it is the football team.
The Aztecs' initial availability report Wednesday included nearly three dozen players, including 17 who were listed as doubtful or out. Among the nine players listed as unavailable are running back Lucky Sutton (high ankle sprain) and guard Michael Leville Watkins. Backup running back Javion Kinnard is among the eight players who are doubtful.
"The football gods have not really favored us with the injury luck," San Diego State coach Sean Lewis told reporters Wednesday. "We've been given a nice storm here. But this too shall pass, and we've got to be able to see our way through it."
The university's email from Dr. T. Ghosh said mumps symptoms can develop 12 to 25 days after exposure, and the university continues to take daily actions. San Diego State is offering students a free MMR booster.
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