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College football parents band together in effort to hold schools accountable

College football looks as disorganized as a botched fake punt.

More than 100 players have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting several schools across the country to at least temporarily shut down voluntary workouts. Schools such as Ohio State, Georgia Tech, Illinois and Washington State have asked players to sign documents that are explicitly, or could be interpreted as, liability waivers before allowing them to join voluntary on-campus workouts. This has prompted Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., to introduce legislation that would make such waivers illegal.

Parents are starting to speak up.

Chris Hinton and Mya Whitmore-Hinton, a husband-and-wife team from suburban Atlanta, have launched College Football Parents 24/7, a group that aims to give parents a voice "to address issues that deal with the well-being of our student athletes.