If COVID-19 saliva tests game-changers, did Big Ten, Pac-12 act too soon?

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Yahoo Sports: On Tuesday, the Big Ten and Pac-12 canceled fall sports, including football.

On Saturday, the FDA approved a coronavirus testing system known as SalivaDirect, which was developed by Yale University in conjunction with the NBA and the NBA Players Association.

SalivaDirect is considered a “game changer” in testing because it is cheaper (as low as $4 a test), faster (results can come within a couple of hours and be handled by nearly any lab in the country) and easier (saliva, not nasal swabs) than current tests.

If COVID-19 saliva tests are game-changers, did Big Ten and Pac-12 act too soon in canceling fall football?

The inability to test quickly and in a cost-effective manner was one of the chief hurdles to attempting to stage a college football season.

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