CLOSE Some Michigan State athletes can return June 14 before mass COVID-19 tests are given the next day. Players need two negative tests to begin workouts. Detroit Free Press The Big Ten currently is allowing its member schools to individually dictate how to handle coronavirus testing. But one former university president told a Senate committee Wednesday that could change. As lawmakers in Washington debated name, image and likeness legislation during a hearing entitled “Exploring a Compensation Framework for Intercollegiate Athletes,” the conversation at times shifted to college sports’ response and plan this fall to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Newly retired Ohio State University president Michael Drake, who also serves as the NCAA’s board of governors chairman, told the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that college sports leaders have considered universal guidelines for all athletic departments. “This is under discussion actively on a daily basis, and we will be talking about…
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