Oregon State’s volleyball team describes abusive environment
Athletes and others with ties to the Oregon State volleyball team said fifth-year coach
Mark Barnard runs an abusive program that has seen 11 players quit or transfer since 2016 and two players contemplate suicide, with one attempting an overdose. They told The Associated Press that Barnard pits players against each other at meetings, threatens to revoke scholarships for struggling players and pushes players past health warnings in practice as punishment. They said they are perplexed at the administration’s indecisiveness after repeated complaints.
Iowa: Football coach Kirk Ferentz apologized and promised policy changes after an investigation report detailed racial bias against Black players in his program and bullying by some of his assistants. The report said four unidentified current and former coaches were accused of bullying, demeaning and verbally abusing players.
NCAA: Athletes in all sports will be permitted to wear uniform patches to support social justice issues. A patch must not exceed 2¼ square inches and must be placed on the front or sleeve. Not all team members are required to wear a patch, but team members must wear identical patches.
CFP: The College Football Playoff is evaluating a new timetable for its selection committee meetings and will reconsider its protocols for 2020, executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN.
Arizona: On-campus team activities will resume next week, starting Monday with freshman football players, after no positive COVID-19 tests were reported in the past two weeks.
Texas: The university has no active COVID-19 infections among football, volleyball and basketball players on campus, athletic director Chris Del Conte said.
Ohio State: Home football crowds will be limited to 20,000, and tailgating will be prohibited if the season is played this year, athletic director Gene Smith said.
Colorado State: Football team activities were paused for at least two weeks after eight known COVID-19 positives out of 140 players tested.