WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michael Drake, Ohio State’s outgoing President and the chair of the NCAA Board of Governors, reiterated to a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that the ‘Buckeye Pledge’ is not a liability waiver. In a hearing on Name, Image and Likeness policy before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) asked Drake why OSU athletes were asked to sign a liability waiver. Drake responded that the document was not a waiver — and additionally said “I would not support” such a waiver. Drake said all Ohio State students will be asked to sign the pledge when returning to classes this fall. In-person classes are scheduled to resume on Aug. 25. “What the pledge says is you’ll wear masks in public‚ you’ll wash hands, you’ll keep six feet distance and if you get ill you will report that to the people who allow you…
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