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As the first wave of student-athletes return to campus Monday, SMU’s athletic department has been requiring returnees to sign a legal document alleviating the university of liability.
The document itself first surfaced in a report by The Dallas Morning News, and was later confirmed by three student-athletes, across two sports, in interviews with The Daily Campus. Those athletes indicated that the document was meant to prevent players from pursuing litigation against the university, or athletic department, surrounding COVID-19 complications.