Rise and shine, Buckeye Nation! Each morning, we get you caught up on the latest news and information regarding the Ohio State Buckeyes and the college athletics world. Here are your headlines for August 3, 2020. Large group of Pac-12 football players prepared to boycott the season As the first week of August begins, it’s looking more likely that fall sports teams will compete in some capacity in 2020. The ACC, SEC and Pac-12 have all publicized their football schedules, with the Big Ten and Big 12 expected to follow suit shortly. But according to Sports Illustrated’s Rohan Nadkarni, there is a movement growing among Pac-12 student-athletes that are preparing to not play in 2020 if their demands around health and safety, racial injustice and economic equity are not met. Hundreds of football players in the Pac-12 are preparing to opt out of the season. They want legally-binding agreements that ensure…
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