WASHINGTON — At a White House event on reopening schools, President Donald Trump said he has spoken with Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Louisiana State University coach Ed Orgeron about moving forward with the football season.
Lawrence has helped spearhead the #WeWantToPlay movement, a coalition of players calling on colleges not to cancel the upcoming season because of coronavirus concerns and give student-athletes greater say as it considers safety issues.
Trump said Wednesday he’s hopeful that both college and high school football would be played in the fall. The Big Ten and Pac-12 this week announced plans to postpone the football season.
Trump said Orgeron “feels his players just want to be out there.”
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