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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eli Drinkwitz could have kept private the COVID-19 testing numbers within the Missouri football program.

The new coach of the Tigers could have pleaded ignorance when it came to the number of positive results, or the amount of contact tracing that has been done. He could have leaned on HIPPA — the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act designed in part to protect patient privacy — and declined to address questions from reporters.

He could have maintained the competitive advantage that comes with refusing to disclose such vital information.

Instead,...