By Dr. Donna Lopiano and Dr. Andrew Zimbalist
Originally published June 13, 2020
On June 12, the University of Houston suspended all athlete workouts when six players tested positive for COVID, less than two weeks after June 1 when college fall sports teams were allowed to return campus for supposedly voluntary summer workouts. Why the rush? As one freshman athlete stated: “So when the University of Texas tells you that you’ve gotta bring your ass back to campus, guess what you’ve gotta do? Bring your ass back to campus, because that’s your job. They’re paying for your education. At the end of the day, it is what it is.”