Tuesday, August 11, 2020

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS, including those at OSU, react to the big Ten potentially cancelling the 2020 season

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The #WeWantToPlay movement finds it way to Stillwater Sudeep tumma, Sports editor, @asktumma The potential for a col-

lege football season this fall has been erratic, mystifying and volatile. And that only

But that wasn’t the end

game for college football players.

In just a matter of hours,

a Zoom call including OSU star running back Chuba Hubbard and about a

ing the aforementioned

mages. I personally don’t

sion from the real issues

ACC.

Dee Anderson and Brendon

like, I just want to play.

to handle when you don’t

Nebraska and Iowa, the two

ics to divert your attention

the fall season, may still be

Hubbard, Spencer Sanders, Evers.

care what the games look “That doesn’t take away

“Very disheartening

from the fact this virus is

than I ever have to rehab

and that people can still

having to work harder

deadly and still out there

that are a little bit tougher have something like athletaway from some of the real issues we face every day.

But it doesn’t stop there.

teams that voted to play

working toward that same goal.

“We’re a proud member

begins to describe it.

of the Big Ten,” Nebraska

of spring practice to the

during a Zoom call with

From the cancellation

coach Scott Frost said

NCAA president saying that

reporters on Monday. “We

students would need to be

want to play a Big Ten

on campus for a season to

schedule. I think the only

occur to summer workouts

reason we would look at

getting curbed because of

any other options is if for

coronavirus cases spik-

some reason the Big Ten

ing to Power 5 schools

wasn’t playing and only a

going to a conference-only

handful of teams from the

schedule, it’s been quite

Big Ten wanted to continue

the roller coaster ride.

playing. I think if that’s the

There’s been so much

case, I think we’re prepared

uncertainty, and it felt like

to look at any and all op-

each little setback would

tions.”

quickly escalate into an

So what happens now?

inevitable cancellation, but

Will college football be

the past few weeks have

saved? Can it be done

settled emotions and laid the works for a season.

Well, until recently.

When the Power 5

safely?

Ocolly

Many players voiced their desire to play on Monday.

Athletics just allows you an

Those are some of the

questions that need to be asked. For OSU, a football

conferences went to either

dozen other college foot-

my shoulder, so it would

contract it, but with what

or just one nonconference

movement to try and save

cash in on the reward I’ve

lately, I’m confident we

that outlet, I use the word

season.”

just so much good from

worked and done all that

if we’re not able to, it’s just

they put themselves in the

conference-only schedules game, it appeared college football was going to be

restored. Then the Big Ten

ball studs spearheaded a college football.

Which led to this.

The #WeWantToPlay

hurt to not have a shot to

worked so hard for,” Evers told the O’Colly.

Collin Oliver, an OSU

we have been doing

could have somewhat of a In a season that has

news dropped.

movement has quickly

2021 4-star recruit, stated

expectations rivaling the

Ten cancellation floated for

many voicing their support.

virus takes top priority, but

be a true blow to Cowboy

After rumors of the Big

a few days, the Detroit Free

swept the nation, with

It would be tough for

Press reported Monday

any team, but if the Big 12

down its season.

the Big 10, there would be

that the Big Ten would shut And that decision has

many speculating that this

could have a domino effect

in which all Power 5 conferences — including the Big

12 — cancel their seasons, or send it to spring 2021.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020

that the concern for the

there’s more to the picture.

“I believe our staff and

2011 season, this would

a little extra emotion for an

tion tremendously, as far

NFL, talked about what a

has sky-high expectations in 2020.

And so, a number of OSU

players have tweeted out

“#WeWantToPlay,” includ-

“And I think if we were to

continue what we are do-

being able to do that. And going to be a tough deal.”

It would be quite the

the world into an unprec-

Donovan Woods, who

played at OSU from 2004-

as I’ve seen,” Oliver said.

‘unfortunate’ because it’s

ordeal in an era where a

most college staffs have

Oklahoma State team that

“If we’re not able to have

faithful.

follows the same faith as

handled the virus situa-

outlet.

07 before a tenure in the

lost season would mean for Stillwater.

“Sports are such a big

global pandemic engulfed edented state.

And equally unprec-

edented is what could follow.

The SEC is reportedly

ing, we could easily have

part of what we do as a

trying to create a “super

only schedules, even scrim-

gives you so much diver-

forces with the Big 12 and

a season with conference-

society,” Woods said. “It

conference” by joining

season would mean even

more considering what’s at stake.

“For the guys who have

they can to make sure

best position, to go out

and win football games

and ultimately if they have the desire to play at the next level, to cancel the

season would be extremely unfortunate,” Woods said.

“Not only for guys wearing orange but for everyone

throughout the country.”

Ryan Novozinsky also

contributed to this story.

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