UConn becomes 1st FBS program to cancel football over virus

[ASFN Admin]

UConn canceled its 2020-2021 football season Wednesday, becoming the first FBS program to do so because of the coronavirus pandemic, as other schools had taken the Huskies off their schedules and the governor was reluctant to allow UConn to travel to states with high infection rates. ''After receiving guidance from state and public health officials and consulting with football student-athletes, we've decided that we will not compete on the gridiron this season,'' athletic director David Benedict said. UConn had been scheduled to play its first season as an independent after leaving the American Athletic Conference.

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