DATE: September 14, 2009 16:02:28 EST
Two football players test positive for probable H1N1 flu

From the Department of Athletics

Friday, Sept. 11, 2009

University of North Carolina football players Bobby Rome and Jordan Nix have tested positive for probable H1N1 influenza.  They did not practice this week and will not be traveling to Connecticut for Saturday’s game.  University and Sports Medicine protocol is being followed for all student-athletes as they develop any illness or flu-like symptoms.  Rome is Carolina’s starting fullback and Nix is a reserve defensive tackle.


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