Ohio State athletes release message of unity

Ohio State athletes have released a message in response to the #BigTenUnited letter that was a couple of days ago.

An untold number of athletes released a series of demands centering around the current pandemic and student-athlete safety. They were members of #BigTenUnited. They demanded that students receive short and long-term expenses related to COVID are covered, third-party testing, and several other things.

Apparently, Ohio State athletes were not among that group. In a letter posted on Tuf Borland’s Twitter account and signed by Ohio State athletes, Buckeye athletes have said that they believe everything the university is doing is in their best interest.

They believe that playing sports in the Fall will be safe based on the protocols the university has put in place for each sport. The athletes make it seem like they have no specific demands from Ohio State or the Big Ten Conference.

The letter also states that Ohio State student-athletes don’t feel they are being exploited in any way. They say they recognize the risks but have all chosen to stay and play sports for a reason. It seems that all of the athletes want to play sports this Fall.

This is a very interesting response to the #BigTenUnited letter. Clearly this means that the Big Ten is not united. Personally, it didn’t seem like the demands they were asking for were out of the question. They were certainly more reasonable than what the Pac-12 players were asking for.

This would make it seem as though no football players will be opting out for the upcoming season. Based on this letter, in fact, I would stand to guess that no Fall athletes are opting out of their respective sports. They all want to play if they can.

It’s good to see everyone have unity in a message, but it’s unclear if the message was completely necessary.