CFB COVID and Opt Outs

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00:00 Major college football programs are trying to get their players onto the field for the 2020 season

00:04 But there are some obstacles don't need to discuss those obstacles or sports illustrators Ross Dillinger and Washington Husky insider Dan Raley

00:12 Ross let me start with you

00:14 What are some of the things that you are seeing that players are talking about as far as these?

00:18 Obstacles to getting on the field and staying healthy this season

00:21 Well right now, you know the group of back 12 players have basically formed a union

00:29 And they've created demands that they are making to Larry Scott the PAC 12 commissioner right now. There's an exchange of

00:37 communication between the

00:39 This new Union which they're calling themselves

00:42 We are united using the hashtag on Twitter and they're in communication right now with the PAC 12

00:48 Commissioner Larry Scott in requesting daily zoom calls and you know making certain demands

00:56 Many of them are reasonable others not not so much. So certainly something to follow, you know, they want to be

01:02 cared for when it comes to the

01:05 COVID-19 and they want certain

01:08 Certain measures taken they they they want some when it comes to monetary stuff. They want some revenue as well

01:15 So it's an interesting

01:17 interesting story to follow, you know

01:19 SI obtained the email from

01:23 The Union the players Union basically the PAC 12 players is into the commissioner

01:28 That was sent Sunday and the commissioner responded Monday. He seems open to talking

01:32 Then what's things looking like on the Washington Husky campus with their team

01:38 Well, it looks like there's a lot of support, but it's it's not universal and like in any labor movement

01:45 That's kind of the key to how how these things play out

01:50 You know that it could either pull bring a stoppage or else if it's a split support

01:55 They might move on without the people that don't want to play without having their demands met

02:01 Ross let me get let me ask you one more question Ross

02:04 How are the players that have tested positive in the past feeling and are they going to be a lot of opt-outs this season?

02:10 We're seeing more and more players go public with their symptoms and some of them somewhat serious, you know

02:18 We saw a lot of players in the last couple days have posted message on messages on Twitter about how they have

02:25 lost a lot of weight from

02:27 Contracting the virus. So one of them had to be taken to the ER because of breathing issues in Indiana

02:33 Offensive linemen, so we're we're starting to see some players get go more and more public with their symptoms

02:40 And so this is not just necessarily about the death rate and even the hospitalizations, you know

02:46 There there obviously is a sentiment out there that young healthy athletes

02:51 Don't have any symptoms and don't get sick and we're starting to see that's not true

02:56 All right. Thank you very much Ross. Thank you very much

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