Over 70% of Idaho's football players do not want to play football this fall due to COVID-19 concerns, according to Stadium's Brett McMurphy.
Several players told Stadium that they are worried about the "unknown long-term impact of COVID-19" and have conveyed those fears to head coach Paul Petrino.
"I know that this will get drastically worse as the season progresses and I know in my heart it's not the morally correct thing to do," an unnamed player told McMurphy. "We feel we have been neglected by the NCAA in terms of wealth over health."
Players requested anonymity because they feared they would be cut from the program or lose their scholarships if they were named.