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It’s time for a new legal fiction

All hell has broken loose in high level college athletics. As the Big Ten and Pac-12 stand ready to cancel the season, informal players organizations derived from hashtags, such as #WeAreUnited and #WeWantToPlay, have come to take co-ownership of the headlines.

As it becomes readily apparent that players want to play, coaches want to coach, and, of course, fans want to cheer, University Presidents and Conference Commissions are unwilling make the changes necessary to allow this to happen during the Pandemic.

WHY IS THIS HAPPENING DURING A PANDEMIC?