COLUMBUS – An online petition posted Sunday by Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields and other players requesting the Big Ten reinstate its football schedule has reportedly received at least 200,000 signatures.
This cause is close to my heart – please sign: https://t.co/yFKlYE7pP0
— Justin Fields (@justnfields) August 16, 2020
Fields, Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth and other players posted the petition on Twitter Sunday morning asking the conference to restore the schedule released six days before it cancelled the fall season.
Much of college sports has been canceled this fall, with conferences hoping to make up sports seasons, including football, in the spring.
The NCAA’s chief medical officer says there is a narrow path to playing college sports during the coronavirus pandemic and if testing nationwide doesn’t improve it cannot be done.
Dr. Brian Hainline told CNN late Saturday that “everything would have to line up perfectly.”