In announcing the decision to move forward with a plan to play football and other sports in the fall, the Big 12 also released its COVID-19 protocols.
"What we've heard from our student-athletes is that they want to return to play," Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said on a teleconference Wednesday. "But they want to know it's safe."
Players in "high-contact" sports — football, volleyball and soccer — will be tested three times per week.
If a player tests positive, they must undergo a series of tests before returning to competition. Those include an EKG, troponin blood test, echocardiogram and cardiac MRI.