Pac-12 players aren’t satisfied

The Pac-12 athletes of the “WeAreUnited” movement said they were “disappointed and deeply concerned” after a recent conversation with the conference’s commissioner. The players sent an email to Larry

Scott late Friday accusing him of not taking the issues they have raised seriously enough. The email was also shared with members of the media. The group’s correspondence came after Scott followed their Thursday call with an email to the players that struck a very different tone, thanking them for the “passion and honesty with which you spoke yesterday evening.” The group is pushing the conference to address their concerns about COVID-19 protocol, racial injustice in college sports and economic rights for college athletes. Players threatened opting out of practices and games if their demands aren’t addressed, and leaders of the group have said their movement has more than 400 players from around the conference supporting it. In their email to the commissioner, the players said they were unsatisfied with Scott’s answers to question about increasing the frequency of COVID-19 testing done on athletes and the mandating of best practices across the conference. ›

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Several Colorado State football players released a shared statement on social media to support head coach Steve Addazio and dispute accusations against the program. The Rams have paused all football activities after a recent investigation started by the president of the university into the program’s handling of COVID-19 cases uncovered allegations of racism and verbal abuse toward athletes. In a statement released Saturday, the players addressed several issues, including the allegations of racism and verbal abuse they said are “patently untrue.” It included the hashtag “CSUunited” and said “the last number of days has created an unfair and unstable environment within our football team.” Addazio took over the program in December after seven seasons as the head coach at Boston College.