'I believe there is a cover-up going on at CSU,' said a current football player. 'It's not about the health and safety of the players but about just trying to make money off the players,' the player also said later.
Said an athletic department staff member, who also spoke to the Coloradoan on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution:"There are some red flags in the athletic department, but the common denominator with this administration is to protect the coaches before the student-athletes and that makes them feel more like cattle than student-athletes.''
CSU athletic director Joe Parker said he is disappointed in the criticism but believes CSU has a solid COVID-19 plan in a time of uncertainty and fluidity. Football players and staff acknowledged it is virtually impossible to strictly adhere to COVID-19 policies because of the nature of the sport. Still, they feel pressured to practice and play. One player told the Coloradoan that coaches have told players not to tell trainers if they have symptoms because they had so many athletes held out of practice.
Parker said previously that there were no positive COVID-19 tests for athletes as of July 20. That number spiked to 16, including 11 football players, as of Sunday.
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