Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Justin Fields started a petition on MoveOn.Org on Sunday with the goal of changing the Big Ten Conference’s mind on playing the 2020 season this fall. The conference cancelled the fall season last week because of the coronavirus pandemic and announced it would try to play in the spring. » ARCHDEACON: Some history we don’t want to repeat The petition was addressed to Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren, Big Ten university presidents and Big Ten athletic directors. As of 1 p.m. Sunday, the petition had received almost 48,000 signatures. The goal was to reach 50,000. “This cause is close to my heart,” Fields wrote on Twitter. “Please sign.” The petition reads: “We, the football players of the Big Ten, together with the fans and supporters of college football, request that the Big Ten Conference immediately reinstate the 2020 football season. Allow Big Ten players/teams to make…
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