In summer of college athlete empowerment, what was gained?
FILE - Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence speaks during a protest over the death of George Floyd Saturday, June 13, 2020, in Clemson, S.C. This summer college athletes have organized campus marches, threatened boycotts, and been trending on social media as if they had just scored game-winning touchdowns without stepping foot on a field. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

FILE - Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence speaks during a protest over the death of George Floyd Saturday, June 13, 2020, in Clemson, S.C. This summer college athletes have organized campus marches, threatened boycotts, and been trending on social media as if they had just scored game-winning touchdowns without stepping foot on a field. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Aug. 31, 2020 02:16 PM EDT
FILE - Members of the Baylor football team bow their heads during a prayer after marching around campus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Waco, Texas, protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. This summer college athletes have organized campus marches, threatened boycotts, and been trending on social media as if they had just scored game-winning touchdowns without stepping foot on a field. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP, File)

FILE - Members of the Baylor football team bow their heads during a prayer after marching around campus, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Waco, Texas, protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. This summer college athletes have organized campus marches, threatened boycotts, and been trending on social media as if they had just scored game-winning touchdowns without stepping foot on a field. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP, File)

Aug. 31, 2020 02:17 PM EDT
FILE - Michigan defensive back Hunter Reynolds (27) plays against Rutgers in the second half of an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. This summer college athletes have organized campus marches, threatened boycotts, and been trending on social media as if they had just scored game-winning touchdowns without stepping foot on a field. “The scale of the discussions was never what it is right now,” said Michigan defensive back Hunter Reynolds, a College Athlete Unity founder. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

FILE - Michigan defensive back Hunter Reynolds (27) plays against Rutgers in the second half of an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. This summer college athletes have organized campus marches, threatened boycotts, and been trending on social media as if they had just scored game-winning touchdowns without stepping foot on a field. “The scale of the discussions was never what it is right now,” said Michigan defensive back Hunter Reynolds, a College Athlete Unity founder. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Aug. 31, 2020 02:13 PM EDT
FILE - Chanse Sylvie, left, head coach Lincoln Riley, center, and Creed Humphrey, right, lead the Oklahoma football team from the Unity Garden after they held a 57-second moment of silence in honor of the 57-year anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, as they protest racial injustice in Norman, Okla., Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. This summer college athletes have organized campus marches, threatened boycotts, and been trending on social media as if they had just scored game-winning touchdowns without stepping foot on a field. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

FILE - Chanse Sylvie, left, head coach Lincoln Riley, center, and Creed Humphrey, right, lead the Oklahoma football team from the Unity Garden after they held a 57-second moment of silence in honor of the 57-year anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, as they protest racial injustice in Norman, Okla., Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. This summer college athletes have organized campus marches, threatened boycotts, and been trending on social media as if they had just scored game-winning touchdowns without stepping foot on a field. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Aug. 31, 2020 02:18 PM EDT
FILE - Oregon State defensive back Jaydon Grant (3) is shown in the second half during an NCAA college football game against Arizona, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in Tucson, Ariz. This summer college athletes have called out coaches and administrators, thrown widespread public support behind causes both social (Black Lives Matter) and political (changing the Mississippi state flag) and demanded to be part of the discussions about whether sports can be played safely during a pandemic. “We all know that this isn't a movement for the present,” said Oregon State defensive back Jaydon Grant, who one of the leaders of the Pac-12 We Are United group. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

FILE - Oregon State defensive back Jaydon Grant (3) is shown in the second half during an NCAA college football game against Arizona, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in Tucson, Ariz. This summer college athletes have called out coaches and administrators, thrown widespread public support behind causes both social (Black Lives Matter) and political (changing the Mississippi state flag) and demanded to be part of the discussions about whether sports can be played safely during a pandemic. “We all know that this isn't a movement for the present,” said Oregon State defensive back Jaydon Grant, who one of the leaders of the Pac-12 We Are United group. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Aug. 31, 2020 02:08 PM EDT