NCAA establishes COVID-19 hotline to allow athletes and others to report concerns
By Adam Spencer
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As things stand right now, the ACC, Big 12 and SEC are moving forward with plans to play football this fall. The Big Ten and Pac-12 won’t play until at least the spring.
The NCAA has been largely quiet on the COVID-19 matter, allowing conferences to make their own choices on whether to play or not.
However, on Wednesday, the NCAA announced it was starting a COVID-19 hotline so players, parents and anyone else can report concerns about returning to play:
The NCAA has established a COVID-19 hotline to allow college athletes, parents or others to report potential return-to-sport concerns.
➡️ https://t.co/NnCHPgCfyp pic.twitter.com/DXwG4VbZmR
— NCAA (@NCAA) August 12, 2020
Let’s just say there’s some concern that fans, coaches and others will be responsible about this hotline:
Uh dude, half of LSU's student body got Tim Tebow's phone number before a game.
Good luck with this. https://t.co/WrywiwD32e
— Thomas Goldkamp (@ThomasGoldkamp) August 12, 2020
This will end well…. https://t.co/nOrJXHCPY5
— Paul Zeise (@PaulZeise) August 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/NateVon/status/1293631501402279941
I’m sure all the calls will be very factual and none of them will have any alternative motives. https://t.co/Uid6HgFOxb
— Chase Parham (@ChaseParham) August 12, 2020
“Yes this is Brysonne’s mom from Auburn, I saw Kromberly at Alabama in an Instagram story not socially distanced at the Hoover Chick-Fil-A” https://t.co/KwS4nhY5QX
— Wes Blankenship (@Wes_nship) August 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/BNuhgoiyen/status/1293630496514150401
We’ll see how this latest NCAA venture plays out.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
