Ohio State University Requires COVID-19 Risk Waiver Execution Before Allowing Return to Voluntary Workouts

By Gregg E. Clifton, of Jackson Lewis   The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is requiring athletic departments at all NCAA levels to plan for their fall 2020 athletic schedules while taking all necessary steps to keep their athletes safe. In addition to requiring its returning football players to submit to a COVID-19 test, Ohio State University has asked all the players on their football roster, and their parents, to execute an acknowledgment of risk waiver regarding the COVID-19 pandemic before b