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CSU Returns To Football Amid COVID-19 & Racism Investigation
CSU voluntarily shut down the football program at the end of August after concerns of racial insensitivities were made public.
By Dillon Thomas
October 4, 2020
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado State University elected to restart fall sports, including football, even as the athletic department navigates COVID-19 and an investigation in to racism among staff. In a written statement issued to CBS4’s Dillon Thomas, CSU confirmed Athletic Director Joe Parker felt athletics were okay to return to workouts even as the independent investigation in to the athletics department continues.
CSU voluntarily shut down the football program at the end of August after concerns of racial insensitivities were made public. That came just days after several football players tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus.
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The university hired a third-party law firm to conduct an investigation in to the accusations, which were made against CSU coaches and members of the athletic department management. However, last week the university announced they will return to play, and confirmed their first football game would take place by the end of the October.
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