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Wil Hunter

Michigan State senior defensive end Jacub Panasiuk plans to redshirt due to COVID-19 concerns

Michigan State senior defensive end Jacub Panasiuk has opted out of the 2020 football season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Panasiuk posted on Twitter that he plans on redshirting and retuning in 2021 for his senior season.

Panasiuk cites uncertainty over the virus and concern for his health and safety as primary reasons to not play this season. On Wednesday afternoon more than 1,000 Big Ten football players published a letter with numerous COVID-19-related proposals to the conference and the NCAA.

Panasiuk was slated to be the lone returning starter on the defensive line for Michigan State. He finished the 2019 season with 3.5 sacks and 8.5 TFLs in his first year as a full-time starter.

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