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Ex-Ohio State president supports universal COVID-19 testing; Big Ten doesn't have it

Some Michigan State athletes can return June 14 before mass COVID-19 tests are given the next day. Players need two negative tests to begin workouts. Detroit Free Press

The Big Ten currently is allowing its member schools to individually dictate how to handle coronavirus testing. But one former university president told a Senate committee Wednesday that could change.

As lawmakers in Washington debated name, image and likeness legislation during a hearing entitled “Exploring a Compensation Framework for Intercollegiate Athletes,” the conversation at times shifted to college sports’ response and plan this fall to address the COVID-19 pandemic.