The writer comes off as Warren's speech writer and historian. He views what Warren did as "principled" and being the right decision.

The whole idea that he did it to protect the athletes then having those same athletes protest the decision just shows not only how out of touch he is but his view that he knows best and implies the athletes as adults are not smart enough to make the decision for themselves.

https://theundefeated.com/features/big-tens-kevin-warren-has-no-regrets-...