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Pac-12 CFB Players Reveal Demands to NCAA over Racial Injustice, COVID-19 Safety

Student athletes from the Pac-12 released their list of demands Sunday amid concerns about the 2020 college football season in an essay posted to The Players' Tribune.

The players are calling for health and safety protection in light of the coronavirus pandemic—including the ability to opt out without losing eligibility—the protection of other collegiate sports besides football, helping end racial injustice in college sports and economic freedom for players.

Players from multiple schools are threatening to opt out of training camp and games during the regular season until negotiations with the league are completed, per Adam Rittenberg and Mark Schlabach of ESPN.