Ohio State linebacer and captain Tuf Borland is among a group of athletes from the university who shared a letter on social media Friday pushing back against the notion that college athletes — at least those at Ohio State — are being taken advantage of as the football season approaches in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter, signed by “The Ohio State University Student Athletes” asserts that a letter published earlier this week by a group called #BigTenUnited calling for reforms does not represent the “efforts and actions of Ohio State adequately.” © Provided by CBS Sports “It has been said that college athletes are being ‘exploited’ not only in the stated letter but also in the media,” read the letter from the Ohio State group. “We recognize that there are risks, but we have all chosen to be here and want the chance to play this fall. We…
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