UConn Cancels 2020 Football Season Amid COVID-19 Concerns

UConn Cancels 2020 Football Season Amid COVID-19 Concerns

UConn Cancels 2020 Footballbr Season Amid COVID-19 Concerns The University of Connecticut (UConn)br announced on Wednesday that they had decidedbr to cancel their 2020 football season. They are the first FBS programbr to cancel its football season. As a football independent, UConn wasbr facing scheduling uncertainties, as COVID-19br had forced competitors to transition tobr “conference-only” schedules. Director of Athletics David Benedict said thebr decision was made due to “safety challenges”br causing an “unacceptable level of risk.” He also pointed out that the “necessary measures” needed to mitigate COVID-19 risk would ultimatelybr not create an “optimal experience” for the team. David Benedict,br via statement The football student-athletes also releasedbr their own statement, saying that not enough is knownbr about the “long term effects” of COVID-19.


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