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Iowa's Fran McCaffery will miss Sunday game with COVID-19

Assistant Billy Taylor will serve as the acting head coach in McCaffery’s absence.
Credit: AP
Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Purdue, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Hawkeyes’ home game against Minnesota on Sunday.

Assistant Billy Taylor will serve as the acting head coach in McCaffery’s absence.

Iowa has lost three of its last four games. 

The Hawkeyes’ game at Ohio State scheduled for Thursday was postponed because of inclement weather.

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