B1G Starter Announces He Will Sit Out Senior Year Due To Covid

As NFL players have started to announce that they will sit out the 2020 season, this has started in college as well. Illinois RB Ra’Von Bonner will sit out his senior campaign due to concerns with Covid, Chicago Tribune’s Jon Solomon reports:

Illinois RB Ra'Von Bonner will sit out his senior season over COVID-19 concerns. https://t.co/dhpXBe8oPB

— Jon Solomon (@JonSolomonAspen) July 28, 2020

“That was already on my mind prior to returning to campus,” he said. “Playing football, I feel we’re more at risk with the amount of guys we have. In football you have to touch someone else. You can spread that to family members. That’s not what I want. I don’t want to not see my family, my sister, my girlfriend.”