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As College Football Hangs In Balance, Select Players Push Back On Officials’ Move Toward Calling Off Fall Season

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Dade Hayes Finance EditorAs college presidents and officials at the “Power 5” college football conferences moved closer to postponing the fall season over COVID-19 concerns, a dozen top players have organized a pushback.Spearheaded by Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the players used the hashtag #WeWantToPlay to argue that the risk for those participating in football is lower than in a non-college sports environment.

In a joint statement, the players called for “universal, mandated health and safety procedures” while also backing the rights of individual players to opt out for personal reasons.The outcome of the deliberations will have a major impact on a number of major media companies, including Disney, Fox and ViacomCBS.

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