As doubts about the viability of a fall college football season intensified during the weekend, players across the country turned to social media to call for a chance to play — and also for a players association.
Embraced by the game’s most prominent players, the #WeWantToPlay push took hold and was trending on Twitter with more than 72,000 tweets by late Sunday night. The efforts rose to another level when a collection of players from all of the Power 5 conferences issued a joint statement with the National College Players Association. It’s the same group behind the organized Pac-12 and Big Ten players who had threatened to boycott the season if their demands, including increased COVID-19 safety measures, weren’t met.
#WeAreUnited. #WeWantToPlay, the unified message read. The missive was shared by the likes of star Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields. Among the listed demands: “Ultimately create a...
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