“What we tried to do was encourage our seniors to go ahead and, if you’re going to graduate, graduate and move on with your life,” Wisconsin Badgers athletic director Barry Alvarez said Wednesday on his monthly radio show on WIBA-AM. “We appreciate everything that you’ve done. But move forward. The future is in question, and we can’t promise you anything.”
With the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic cancelling all spring sports across the country, the NCAA decided to give senior athletes a one-time waiver where they could play their senior season next year after missing out this year.