Oklahoma kicker Gabe Brkic has joined countless athletes in the movement to continue with the college football season.
College football is currently up in the air. With the Big Ten reportedly set to cancel their season soon, and the Pac-12 to follow, there isn’t much certainty to the 2020 season.
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence snapped into action, and along with plenty of others, has been cultivating the “#WeWantToPlay” movement on social media.
The Sooner’s sophomore kicker jumped in to express his thoughts on Twitter Monday, tweeting “We play football every year risking CTE…which ruins lives. Not too scared of Covid #WeWantToPlay”
We play football every year risking CTE…which ruins lives. Not too scared of Covid #WeWantToPlay
— Gabe Brkic (@GabeBrkic) August 10, 2020
A finalist for the Lou Groza award in 2019, Brkic finished his freshman campaign a perfect 17-for-17 on field goals, as well as 52-for-52 on extra points. He was the only kicker in 2019 to make every attempt.
The redshirt sophomore was also named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team, as well as the Sporting News Preseason All-American First Team. Brkic joins Adrian Ealy, Creed Humphrey, Ronnie Perkins and Charleston Rambo on the Preseason All-Big 12 roster.