In case you missed it, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren finally crawled out from under wherever he was in the face of some mighty aggressive criticism hitting the conference over the last week. It’s been a war on several fronts, and it took eight days for the man in charge of the richest college football conference to finally speak.
If you haven’t seen the complete open letter Warren unleashed on the world today, you can find it here.
However, suffice to say, the letter won’t squash all of the parents, fans, players, media, and administrators’ efforts. They have been calling for more transparency, a clearer plan and path towards resuming competitive environments, and even — yes — a continued fight to allow student-athletes to choose their own fate.
All of what Warren said was not lost on the folks at Ohio State. Shortly after the open letter, a university spokesman released a statement from athletic director Gene Smith.
We have it in its entirety on the next page. It’s an interesting statement because it doesn’t exactly throw all of OSU’s weight behind Warren’s statement. At the same time, it doesn’t go completely against the Big Ten’s decision.
Oh, the tangled and politically correct web we weave at times.
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