USC Trojans defensive back Chase Williams was one of 11 PAC-12 football players who signed a letter sent to PAC-12 commissioner Larry Scott, seeking daily meetings (via Zoom) to discuss player safety, racial injustices and various other issues as detailed in their Pac-12 Unity Demands letter published on Sunday.
The letter was signed by one member of 11 out of the 12 teams in the conference, with Colorado being the only team not present.
In this copy of the #WeAreUnited's letter to Larry Scott obtained by @SInow, they request daily Zoom meetings with Pac-12 ADs and Scott until demands are met.
The letter is signed by a player from 11 of 12 Pac-12 schools (not Colorado). https://t.co/wFxXzNwWpi pic.twitter.com/PpHu4XSJDA
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) August 4, 2020
From the letter:
We are requesting daily Zoom meetings with you, our Player Representative Team beginning on Monday, August 3rd at 8:00pm with Mr. Scott and our athletic directors until our demands are met. Please contact us at valpacunity@gmail.com to arrange the details.
The players discuss their primary reasons for opting out of the 2020 football season, including the lack of regard for player safety and health.
Scott responded, answering many of their questions in a letter himself, obtained by Sports Illustrated, although it felt rather empty.
It’s nice to see the PAC-12 student-athletes coming together for a cause, although this story is far from over and seems likely to have a big impact on the product on the field, if and when a college football season happens in 2020.
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