All the info I have seen, and confirmed with multiple doctors... The vaccine doesn't prevent someone from GETTING the virus. It prevents someone from having a bad reaction to the virus. In many cases, people with the vax get Covid and never know it.
This is great, but it does NOTHING for NCAA sports when they are constantly testing everyone. Those with and without the vax will still get it and still test positive... so forfeiting games is going to be a reality.
The big difference is recovery time and staying in shape. If you have the vax, you will have a less severe reaction (or no reaction at all) and so getting back to prime playing condition will be much easier. That's the only realistic advantage from getting the vax. As long as testing continues, there will be missed games... vax won't affect that at all. Even if the NCAA declares that 100% vax teams can be exempt from testing, it is likely that someone with the vax will get exposed. If that someone is doing intense workouts (which should be the entire team), there is a chance that their immune system will weaken, and they will begin to show symptoms. There is NO WAY the NCAA will drop testing for players who present with symptoms. Once that individual tests positive, then everyone starts testing, regardless of vax status... and we are right back into the 2020 season again.
I'm all for anyone taking the vax if they want it. My only thought is that IF there are any side effects from the vax, the most vulnerable to those side effects would be young people. In other words, the people least likely to have long term negative side effects from the virus are healthy young people, but the they are also the ones with the most risk from vax side effects.
I can totally see why a player would not want the vax, and would rather take their chances (better than 98%) with the virus. In the end, it should be their decision, and not up to the NCAA or any school to force them.
ShooterTX