Keeping Big Ten Student-Athletes Safe

Introducing #EducationReboot, a new weekly series, which re-imagines our nation’s schools amid the continued coronavirus pandemic. This week on Max Out Time: Coach Ashton Washington, the first full-time female coach in the history of the University of Illinois Football Program, discusses the sudden postponement of the Big Ten fall sports season and safely returning student-athletes to campus. As the Illini Director of High School Relations, Coach A not only explains the crushing blow that the college program received, but also how the pandemic impacts high school players and coaches. Additionally, Coach A outlines what it means to be a woman in sports and learning under Lovie Smith's tutelage. Please follow Coach A’s journey @ash3washington on social media. This episode was previously recorded on Thursday, August 13, 2020. -AJ II