July 3, 2026

SI Insider: Ohio State Student Athletes Were Asked to Sign COVID-19 Waiver


Student athletes at Ohio State University were asked to sign ‘The Buckeye Pledge’ which waives the university from any responsibility if one of its players tests positive for coronavirus. SI’s Pat Forde shares more on ‘The Buckeye Pledge’ and how colleges will be going about bringing athletes back to campus. Video Transcript: Players are starting to come back to campus for college football practice, one thing that came out the last couple of days is that Ohio State’s players and their parents were asked to sign a basically a coronavirus risk waiver. It was called the Buckeye Pledge, but it was basically a waiver saying that they will not intend to sue the university if any of them come down with the virus. It’s an interesting document there. My question, I wonder whether any of the coaches or administrators are signing the same pledge? It seems like what’s good for…

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