Sports columnist claims 'cisgender women' are the 'real threat' in SJSU trans controversy

The forfeits have come amid SJSU rostering transgender player Blaire Fleming, who has become one of the conference's top players.

Those against transgender athletes in biological girls sports have cited unfair advantages for said athletes and those teams. However, a columnist for USA Today called those who refuse to play trans athletes the "real threat."

"For all the shrieking there is about transgender women athletes, it's the cisgender women pushing the forfeits who cost their fellow athletes opportunities to play and saddled their teams with losses," Nancy Armour posted in a column headlined "Opinion: Ruling in San Jose State volleyball case reveals farce of transgender hysteria." 

"It's those women, not the San Jose State player, who are the real threat."

While her X account is private, Armour still received lots of flak for her take online.

"Is your brain really this broken," Clay Travis posted.

Earlier this week, federal Judge Kato Crews in Colorado, appointed by President Biden in January, denied a motion for injunctive relief in a lawsuit by college volleyball players against the conference in efforts to have Fleming not play in the tournament and their forfeit losses rescinded.

Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.