Speaking to the media Thursday evening following Clemson’s first practice of fall camp, head coach Dabo Swinney was asked for his thoughts on players from the Pac-12 and Big Ten recently expressing their concerns and demands designed to protect and benefit them amid the COVID-19 pandemic and racial injustice, among other issues.
This week, contingents of players from the two conferences released lists of demands they want implemented by their respective conferences and the NCAA, and the Pac-12 players went as far to threaten boycotting practices and games unless their requests are met.
Similar to the Big Ten’s set of mandates, the Pac-12’s demands include health and safety protections, the elimination of what the players described as excessive salaries, an end to racial injustice in sports and society, guaranteed medical coverage, and a profit-sharing arrangement in which 50 percent of each sport’s conference revenue would be distributed evenly among athletes.