On Saturday, Washington State football player Kassidy Woods told head coach Nick Rolovich that he was opting out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns. Rolovich, per a recording of the phone call, had “nothing wrong with that.”
But he also had a question – about a group of Pac-12 players that, less than 24 hours later, would threaten to sit out the season if the conference did not meet their demands for health and safety protections, racial justice initiatives, and other benefits.
“Now, are you gonna be joining this Pac-12 football unity group?