Randy Wade does not give up the fight.
After Wade organized and mobilized the peaceful protest of the Big Ten parents at the Big Ten headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois on Friday, he said on social media this afternoon it’s time to gather again. The back of Shaun Wade, Ohio back, lives in Florida, but he will be back in Columbus this weekend.
Late Sunday morning, Wade tweeted, “If there was a protest in Columbus, I wonder how many people would be there?” When he received more than 100 responses (most supporting his idea), Wade says they will be on campus Saturday.
“We’ll meet at the Rotunda this Saturday at 11 a.m. … The Ohio State Parents Association is leading the charge for lasting answers …. We ask other Big Ten associate parents to participate or do the same on them. perspective schools … #Fight “Wade’s tweet has been read.
Other football parents were quickly back at Wade and the official Twitter account for the Football Parents Association in Ohio State also got involved.
Monica Johnson is the mother of Ohio State freshman offensive lineman Paris Johnson jr. Amanda Babb is the stepmother of Buckeye wide receiver Kamryn Babb.
Wade also encourages fans who would like to attend to see.
More than anything else, Ohio State parents have asked for transparency in the process leading up to the proposed decision. Their frustrations seem to be reaching out in light of the SEC, ACC and Big 12 conferences showing no signs of supporting their intentions to play this fall. Indeed, NC State and the University of North Carolina are still practicing and preparing despite the fact that they have moved to an online learning environment for the remainder of the fall semester.
“When we say ‘Let’s play,’ we do not necessarily mean play for the fall,” Wade said during his speech at Friday’s rally, just before he started singing ‘Let’s play.’ When we say ‘Let’s play’, we mean our transparency. When we say ‘Let’s play’, we mean to communicate. When we say ‘Let’s play’, we mean that our children are important to us. ‘
Wade was also a guest on ESPN radio on Sunday and explained why he continues to fight for the Buckeyes.
“My problem is that our children want better communication, more clarity, more transparency about how the decision was made to cancel the football season and what steps we can take to play football in the future.”
He was also asked during the interview if the Big Ten had tried to contact one of the parents who had expressed their frustration in public.
“No, not that I know of,” Wade said. ‘I’m talking to parents from Nebraska, Iowa, from Purdue … from about six different Big Ten teams. As far as I know, none of us have heard anything. But I do not speak for everyone. Everyone is starting to get together now, we will have a few meetings today to see what our next steps are and get out of there. We just feel how things were handled, it was just crazy. ”
Several of the Big Ten parent associations at each school plan to meet on Sunday night to make sure their messages match. It seems the Buckeyes are not the only ones planning further demonstrations on campus.
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