In an interview on ESPN, Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley admitted that a few OU football players have tested positive for the coronavirus.

“We’ve had a player or two that has either been exposed or has tested positive for this thing just like everyone else has,” Riley said during the phone interview. “The difference for us is our players aren’t all here together. They haven’t exposed or potentially infected a bunch of other players here.”

While other schools already have teams on campus, OU won’t bring players back until July 1. Reports say Texas, whose players are back, has 12 players who tested positive.

“If we brought our guys in on June 1 or even as little as a week ago, there’s less that we would have known. I do feel like we’re more educated,” Riley said. “Does that mean it’s going to be 100%? No. But I do feel like we’re more prepared on two fronts. We obviously made this decision to prepare for the pandemic and all that’s going on. I do feel like that’s going to be a positive.”

The NCAA Division I Council has laid out a six-week workout plan to get ready for the fall season. Teams may have 20 hours of football activities a week beginning July 24. That includes weight training and up to six hours of walk throughs and six hours of team meetings. Players must have at least two days off.