The Big Ten Conference canceling the fall football season could be an “enormous mistake for the kids,” Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, said Monday. Gonzalez, a former NFL wide receiver-turned-congressman, told USA Today that taking away college athletes’ ability to play would have a negative effect on their learning ability. NICK SABAN: ALABAMA FOOTBALL PLAYERS SAFER AT SCHOOL THAN 'RUNNING AROUND AT HOME'“I learned more in that college football environment than I did in any classroom or in any other environment that I've ever been in and I know that I'm not alone in that. He also wondered whether college athletes face an additional risk by playing. He argued that the odds of players’ ability to catch the virus go down if they’re with players who are getting routinely tested.

Source: Fox News August 11, 2020 11:37 UTC