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How a Tweet Revealed the Difficulties of the College Athlete Unionization Push

INDIANAPOLIS — Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford says he’s focused on his next five days. That’s how long he and his teammates have until they start fall camp to prep for the 2022 season following an appearance at Big Ten media days. But it was the five days preceding his appearance that briefly seemed to promise seismic change to college athletics. It appeared on social media that Clifford was at the forefront of a unionization push for college athletes through an organization called the College Football Players Association (CFBPA)—and then it all fell apart.

“Do I want to make a change for college athletics and college athletes across the country?