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Cooper Dawson, a redshirt freshman defensive lineman, won’t play in 2020 due to concerns of COVID-19.
Dawson is the first known Syracuse athlete to opt out. In a July 30 press conference, Director of Athletics John Wildhack said SU will honor the scholarship of any athlete who isn’t comfortable playing because of the pandemic.
Due to concerns of Covid in the upcoming fall, I’ve chosen to opt-out for the 2020 football season.