The Gophers enter Friday's game against Iowa with continued personnel questions.
Defensive coordinator Joe Rossi, who did not coach at Illinois this past Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19 last week, could potentially miss the Iowa game, too.
"We'll see," Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said Monday. "That's up to the physicians and the doctors to clear him to come back. ... So I have not got a time frame back yet."
Fleck added he checked in with Rossi, who is doing "well" quarantining in a single room at home away from his wife and children. The coach also said he would follow CDC and Minnesota Department of Health guidelines for a safe return, which currently recommend 10 days of isolation after a positive test.
Without Rossi, safeties/defensive backs coach Joe Harasymiak called the defense in the 41-14 win, where that unit trimmed its allowed yards from an average of 578 to 287.
Players' status uncertain
Running back Treyson Potts is questionable to return after leaving the Illinois game on a cart in the second quarter because of a right lower-leg injury, appearing back on the sidelines in the fourth quarter wearing a walking boot.
Fleck called him "day-to-day."
Tight end Ko Kieft has not played the past two games. Defensive tackle Keonte Schad also missed the Illinois game. Several players have not yet played this year, including linebacker Braelen Oliver (injury) and offensive linemen Curtis Dunlap Jr., (injury) and Daniel Faalele (COVID-19 concerns). Fleck has declined to give specifics on why or how long they will be absent.