A few of the major SEC players met with some health officials and a few players from around the league.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/08/01/sec-football-players-safety-meeting/
The administrators said that the consensus was that some players would get the virus, no matter how hard they tried not to. The consensus also was that there is evidence that it will tire out those players for weeks and may cause some long term complications, including heart problems, but that remains only anecdotal information at the time. It is not at all clear that the players were satisfied with the answers.
The universities say they need the money. Players and their parents are just going to have to decide if they want to take the risk since doing so is basically to ensure that other people on campus and some fans can have big time programs in a whole bunch of sports.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/08/01/sec-football-players-safety-meeting/
The administrators said that the consensus was that some players would get the virus, no matter how hard they tried not to. The consensus also was that there is evidence that it will tire out those players for weeks and may cause some long term complications, including heart problems, but that remains only anecdotal information at the time. It is not at all clear that the players were satisfied with the answers.
The universities say they need the money. Players and their parents are just going to have to decide if they want to take the risk since doing so is basically to ensure that other people on campus and some fans can have big time programs in a whole bunch of sports.