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University of Iowa officials promised Thursday to investigate what caused 13 football players to be hospitalized with a muscle disorder following offseason workouts, the Associated Press reported. Sally Mason, the university's president, and David Miles, president of the Iowa Board of Regents, agreed to a 90-day timeline for completion of a “root cause analysis of the events that led to the need to hospitalize these young men.” The university noted Wednesday that the players have rhabdomyolysis, "a condition involving the release of muscle fiber into the bloodstream," which can be caused by physical exertion. The players were participating in grueling workouts that started last week. Miles told USA Today, “Going forward, it is essential that we take the necessary steps to understand the factors that led to this to ensure that it never happens again.”
