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Emerman: Athletes are worried about traveling. Maybe we should be, too.

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After spending much of the summer in a safe, contained environment on campus, many Syracuse football players are worried.

Early in training camp, they sat out multiple practices to address health concerns associated with playing this season. Chief among them was the idea of traveling to campuses where COVID-19 is more prevalent than in Central New York, and where it’s unclear how well their opponents are protected and handling the virus.

On Aug.