As College Football Hangs In Balance, Select Players Push Back On Officials’ Plan To Call Off Fall Season
. College football has boomed in popularity over the years, becoming a multi-billion-dollar business across dozens of national and regional pay-TV networks.Asked last week during Disney’s quarterly earnings call for his view on college football, CEO Bob Chapek deferred to league officials as to whether the season should proceed.
On Saturday, the Mid-American Conference became the first top-tier football conference to cancel the fall sports season. Officials cited not only surging coronavirus infection rates but also concerns about long-term health risk to players. Media reports over the weekend indicated that athletic officials and university presidents held meetings as the level of concern continued to rise.
The #WeWantToPlay movement gained traction online Sunday night into Monday and drew a range of high-profile supporters. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the athletic director and head football coach at the University of Arkansas were among those backing the players.
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