Voluntary workouts are starting for a prospective college football season in the fall. But student athletes that wish to return will have to acknowledge the coronavirus risks and pledge to follow s…
Ohio State is among the schools requiring a waiver,. Indiana University is also requiring the pledge. It is unclear if all Big Ten schools are asking athletes for the waiver.
“From a functional perspective of trying to curtail an epidemic, it’s helpful for the public to know that this is going on even among the members of their beloved football team,” Michael Saag, an epidemiologist at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, told The Dispatch. “I think there’s some utilitarian benefit from a public-health standpoint.”
Players who won’t sign the pledge will keep their scholarships, but will not be allowed to take part in team activities or come to school facilities. Players under 18 require a parental approval.
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