AdvertisementAdvertisementTwo days later, a group of about a dozen Pac-12 players put their names behind a manifesto written for The Players’ Tribune, which began: “To ensure future generations of college athletes will be treated fairly, #WeAreUnited. … Because NCAA sports exploit college athletes physically, economically and academically, and also disproportionately harm Black colleges athletes, #WeAreUnited.”How’s that for easing into an August Sunday morning? It was clear from the outset that both the NFL and Football Bowl Subdivision of college football were going to do whatever it took to have their seasons. For the first time, Pac-12 athletes had organized and used their voice. It stated the goal to “ultimately create a College Football Players Association” that represented Power Five players.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 26, 2020 13:02 UTC