- The lawsuit notes that for the fall 2021 season, “no, or next to no, college football teams excluded the unvaccinated,” and cites various ESPN reports that mentioned unvaccinated student-athletes would undergo surveillance testing but there was no mention of a mandatory vaccine.
- By September 2, 2021, ESPN demanded Faber get vaccinated by September 8, 2021. On September 9, 2021, she was fired.
- Williams was informed in the summer of 2021 that she was required to receive a COVID vaccination or receive a religious exemption by August 1, 2021.
