Pac-12 Players Say Commissioner Was Dismissive of Their Virus Concerns - News Summed Up

Pac-12 Players Say Commissioner Was Dismissive of Their Virus Concerns


But their decision making abilities have been clouded because universities and conferences nationwide have not established unified standards. On Saturday, the Mid-American Conference became the first Football Bowl Subdivision league to say it would not play this fall. (Ohio State players disassociated themselves from the Big Ten movement, saying they supported the health measures implemented by the school, which had required its players to sign liability waivers when reporting for summer workouts.) The Pac-12 players’ objectives were emphatically endorsed Friday by the University of California Academic Senate, which said that playing football during a pandemic raised racial and social justice concerns in a sport whose players are primarily Black. The University of Connecticut canceled its football season, and Divisions II and III scrapped all of their fall championships.


Source: New York Times August 08, 2020 18:33 UTC



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