Big Ten players don’t give up the 2020 school football season without a fight.
Ohio State Quarterback Justin Fields issued a petition Sunday on behalf of Big Ten players, asking the convention to repair the season:
“We, the Big Ten football players, as well as school football enthusiasts and enthusiasts, are calling for the Big Ten Conference to quickly restore the 2020 football season. Let Big Ten players/teams do the same if they want to play or retire this fall. Allow Big Ten players/teams who do not play an fall season to do so without penalty or repercussions.
“We need to play. We believe that protection protocols have been established and can be maintained to alleviate exposure disorders with Covid 19. We who deserve the right to make decisions about what is most productive for our physical condition and our future. Don’t let our harsh paintings and sacrifices be in vain. #LetUsPlay! “
The petition reached more than 35,000 signatures in more than an hour after Fields posted the petition to his Twitter account.
The Big Ten postponed all autumn sports, adding football, last week due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pac-12 did the same thing a day later. The CCA, Big 12 and SEC have recently been making plans to move forward with their fall sports calendar, this is a topic to change.
Several points contributed to the postponement of the Big Ten season, which polarized school football as a whole. Some are a cautious resolution across the Big Ten to prevent a large spread of COVID-19. Others noted that the cancellation came shortly after The Big Ten players demanded duty and security from universities to play the 2020 season.
The NCAA has prohibited meetings and schools from causing players to indicate gambling disclaimers in the 2020 season, so they can be convicted of the great spread of the virus or death.
By Dan Patrick (h/t Brett McMurphy), Big Ten presidents voted 12-2 to cancel the football season, with Iowa and Nebraska voting to play the season.