With the news that the Big Ten presidents are ready to pull the plug on the fall football season and that other Power 5 conferences could follow suit, several student-athletes took to Twitter to make their voices heard, including players from Minnesota.
True freshman defensive back Michael Dixon was one of the first to speak out, echoing the #WeWantToPlay hashtag that has become a rallying cry for certain players who feel that their desire to play, knowing the risks, is not being taken into account.
Redshirt freshman defensive back Solomon Brown seemed to question the need for a hashtag, suggesting that the desire to play is inherent in being a scholarship student-athlete.