Troy University head football coach Chip Lindsey on Friday announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

According to a release, the second-year head coach’s positive result stemmed from Troy’s weekly PCR tests that are administrated each Wednesday to all of the program’s players and staff.

Troy’s athletics department wrote that Lindsey is experiencing very mild symptoms and immediately began to self-isolate upon news of the test result.

The Trojans’ game versus Middle Tennessee on Saturday will reportedly be played as scheduled.

Brian Blackmon will serve as Troy’s interim head coach during Lindsey’s absence.

“I am obviously disappointed that I won’t be able to be at The Vet and with our team Saturday,” Lindsey stated.

“While this is a situation that we had hoped we wouldn’t have to account for this season, it is something that we’ve had a comprehensive plan in place for since the start of preseason camp,” he continued. “We have great leadership on our team, and we have already overcome a lot of adversity to get to this point of the season. I have the utmost confidence in our players and staff that they will navigate the coming days without skipping a beat.”

Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn