Sens. Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Marco Rubio of Florida, along with Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, are also pressing for the show to go on.
President Donald Trump and several Republican congressmen are pushing universities to save the college football season as the coronavirus dampens hopes for the sport this fall.
“Play College Football!” the president tweeted Monday afternoon, earning tens of thousands of “likes” in a matter of minutes.
“The student-athletes have been working too hard for their season to be cancelled,” Trump also tweeted, hours after prominent athletes began a social media campaign calling for universal health and safety protocols, as well as the creation of a college football players association to respond to the pandemic.
Sens. Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Marco Rubio of Florida, along with Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, are also pressing for the show to go on, while a growing number of conferences, schools and two of the NCAA’s three divisions have already upended their seasons or canceled competitions.
“This is a moment for leadership,” Sasse wrote in a letter to the Big Ten Conference, one of college sports’ five wealthiest and most powerful institutions, as the the Detroit Free Press reported that conference officials voted to cancel this year’s contests. “These young men need a season. Please don’t cancel college football.”
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President Trump and several Republican congressmen are pushing universities to save the college football season as the coronavirus dampens hopes for the sport in football-focused states this fall https://t.co/4wGIaCaF4y
— POLITICO (@politico) August 10, 2020Big Ten cancels football season by a overwhelming 12-2 vote. https://t.co/bO5zoKbrlf
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) August 10, 2020
Not the first time Jim Jordan didn't put the safety of athletes first. https://t.co/Od4RcsncSO
— Bill Burton (@billburton) August 10, 2020
Despite the fire, Nero demands Circus Maximus reopen for his entertainment. https://t.co/x5xtGuDEEA
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 10, 2020
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