Oklahoma head football coach Lincoln Riley said Wednesday he's concerned the "temptation will be high" for some coaches to push boundaries during the early phases of players' return to campus amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The NCAA announced last month football and basketball players could begin taking part in "on-campus voluntary athletics activities" beginning June 1 but they "must be initiated by the student-athlete." In other words, no mandatory practice schedule set by the coaching staff.
"Sadly, in our college game, 'voluntary' has always been a very loose term," Riley told reporters.