Tag: Jim Thorpe

Where do we begin?

With every minute that passes, a new opportunity seems to present itself with college athletics. This particular offseason has been unlike any other and has brought on a significant amount of anxiety and uncertainty to all those involved.

The past few months have been centered around an ongoing fluid situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s getting down to crunch time to make a final decision on the upcoming college football season this fall.

It appeared things were trending in the right direction when Power Five conferences agreed to a shortened, conference-only schedule. However, over the past two days the rumors have become more rampant that there may not be a college football season at all.

The Big Ten and Pac-12 are pushing towards not playing, while the SEC, ACC, and Big 12 are doing their best to salvage what they can.

Power 5 AD just texted me: “It’s looking more and more like it’s Big Ten and Pac-12 vs. SEC, ACC and Big 12."

— Matt Hayes (@MattHayesCFB) August 10, 2020

A common denominator among all major conferences is that the athlete’s want to play. On Sunday night, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence took the lead for all players when he began a ‘We Want To Play’ movement on Twitter.

While Lawrence was the first high-profile athlete to speak out in that sense, several began to follow suit. Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer, Texas safety Caden Sterns and many other coaches, athletic directors, and players express their views on the next page.

Will their voices be heard?