Photo Courtesy of Dana Lewin, Unsplash Baseball Justin Fields is Ready to Carry the entire Big Ten on his Back by Peter Snyder August 16, 2020 Justin Fields, who is the starting quarterback of Ohio State University, has started a petition requesting the 2020 Big Ten football season be reinstated. The petition already has over 100,000 signatures come days afternoon. Justin Fields’ petition is now over 100,000 signatures in just a few hours. pic.twitter.com/yfCaOFsEhe — Tom Orr (@TomOrr4) August 16, 2020 Fields took to social media on Sunday morning, pleading with his followers to sign the petition, saying “This is close to my heart, please sign.” This cause is close to my heart – please sign: https://t.co/yFKlYE7pP0 — Justin Fields (@justnfields) August 16, 2020 Essentially, the construct of the petition is to allow players and teams to make their own choices as to whether they wish to play or opt-out of the fall season. This petition of course, comes off the helms of the Big Tens decision to postpone the football season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “The safety protocols have been established and can be maintained to mitigate concerns of exposure to Covid-19.” Justin Fields wrote in the petition. Additionally, it has been reported that multiple parents of the Ohio State football community have signed the petition as they feel their children are in a safe environment and are able to participate this season in a shielded matter. Justin Fields has created an online petition as part of a collective effort by Ohio State players, family, and coaches to reinstate the 2020 Big Ten football season. https://t.co/mSEqP6ofg8 — Eleven Warriors (@11W) August 16, 2020 Josh Myers, who plays center at OSU, spoke with ESPN about the situation at hand. “I felt like if we had a season I would be safer than if we didn’t have a season, which might sound crazy to some people, but I do,” Myers said. “Everybody that I come into contact with, if we have a season, is getting tested twice a week, they’re in the cleanest of areas, and as a player on a team, you don’t want to be the guy that gets it because you were being a fool and you were out somewhere you shouldn’t be.” Other Big Ten football players who have already acknowledged to signing the petition include Michigan defensive back Hunter Reynolds and Minnesota defensive back Benjamin St. Juste. Kevin Warren, who is the commissioner of the Big Ten and one of the most powerful men in collegiate sports, has yet to make a comment on the viral petition. It will be interesting to see when, or even if Warren responses to an appeal started by one of his most prominent money makers. Post Views: 671 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Peter Snyder Peter Snyder is an Intern sportswriter who covers collegiate athletics as well as professional sports. Latest posts by Peter Snyder (see all) Pete Snyder’s College Football Rankings – 5th Edition - October 12, 2020 Pete Snyder’s College Football Rankings – 4th Edition - October 5, 2020 Developing: La Salle University to Cut Seven Varsity Sports - September 29, 2020 Pete Snyder’s CFB Power Rankings – 3rd Edition - September 28, 2020 Related TopicsBig 10Big Tenbig ten petitionCFBCollege FootballFootballJustin Fieldsjustin fields petitionohio state footballohio state university Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 How To Avoid Scams When Purchasing Football Tickets Online by Guest | posted on July 23, 2020 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... “Scream” Actor David Arquette Describes Life Change After Near-Fatal Wrestling Match Jimmy Butler Starts NBA Bubble Coffee Shop