College Football Players Make Their Voices Heard: Let Them Play

College football players, including those from Notre Dame, are pushing back against the notion of not playing in 2020

It appears the fall college football season is going to be canceled, at least if you believe the reports from a number of prominent reporters that cover the sport.

Led by the Big Ten, there's a push coming from many school president's and some conference commissioners to push the season back to the spring. Of course, there's no guarantee that anything will change in the spring relative to the reasons they are concerned about playing now.

College football players are speaking up about the notion their season will be canceled. Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was one of the loudest voices. Lawrence, of course, is projected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and he could skip the season and still be the top pick. Lawrence has nothing to prove this season, but he wants to play.

His tweets showed a level of maturity and understanding of the situation that is often missing from the "leaders" in the sport.

Not to mention the players coming from situations that are not good for them/ their future and having to go back to that. Football is a safe haven for so many people. We are more likely to get the virus in everyday life than playing football. Having a season also incentivizes -

— Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) August 9, 2020

Players being safe and taking all of the right precautions to try to avoid contracting covid because the season/ teammates safety is on the line. Without the season, as we’ve seen already, people will not social distance or wear masks and take the proper precautions

— Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) August 9, 2020

#WeWantToPlay pic.twitter.com/jvQhE7noGB

— Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) August 10, 2020

Lawrence isn't the only Clemson player to voice a desire to play. The final tweet by Lawrence was also shared by Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, a player contending with Lawrence for the top QB in the nation honor, and the No. 1 overall pick position.

Fields also had this to say on twitter:

There’s been too much work put in!! #WeWantToPlay

— Justin Fields (@justnfields) August 10, 2020

Ohio State running back Master Teague has been a tremendous representative of that program, and not surprisingly, he's had plenty to say about the notion of canceling the season.

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— Master W. Teague III (@MasterTeagueIII) August 7, 2020

If people went through the hours on hours of physical, mental, and consistent hard work that us athletes go through you'd want to have a season. Let's have a season. #iwantaseason

— Master W. Teague III (@MasterTeagueIII) August 10, 2020

Ohio State parents have also gotten into the mix.

#IWantASeason #LetThemPlay pic.twitter.com/7s0wR7YVDO

— Dr. C.M. Teague (@DrCMTeague) August 9, 2020

Florida running back Lorenzo Lingard Jr. had a short but moving tweet that speaks to the realities of canceling the season, which could create more risk for players than playing.

Florida State defensive Marvin Wilson, a projected first round pick that returned to college for his senior season instead of going to the NFL, also wants to play.

#LetUsPlay work to hard just to not have a season

— Big Marv 🦦 (@marvinwilson21) August 10, 2020

Pitt defensive end Rashad Weaver asked a great question.

If opting-out is ok, then opting-in should hold just as much weight. Let those who wanna play, play and those who don’t, don’t. #WeWantToPlay

— Rashad Weaver (@RashadWeaver) August 10, 2020

It would take way too much time and space to include all the tweets from college football players about their desire to play. Not just their desire to play, but their desire to be heard and have a choice in whether or not they play.

Notre Dame players got into the action as well.

We are safer with the protocols universities have already put in place. Let the players decide. #WeWantToPlay https://t.co/62Y5hMwAbR

— Ben Skowronek (@BennySkow) August 10, 2020

#WeWantToPlay ☘️🙏🏼

— Ian Book (@Ian_Book12) August 10, 2020

#WeWantToPlay

Go Irish ☘️

— Houston Griffith (@CoachGriffith3) August 10, 2020

#WeWantToPlay ☘️🙏🏾

— Daelin Hayes (@DaelinHayes_IX) August 10, 2020

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