Post by The Cats on Nov 12, 2020 7:52:09 GMT -5
The Florida A&M University Department of Athletics has announced its decision to opt out of the 2021 spring seasons for football, indoor track & field and volleyball.
“Florida A&M Athletics’ decision to opt-out and forgo the 2021 spring football, indoor track & field and volleyball season was made with the health and safety of our student-athletes as our top priority. This was a collective decision with our coaches and staff, given the varying circumstances that COVID-19 has created for our program,” Florida A&M VP/Director of Athletics Kortne Gosha said in a school release. “We are certainly disappointed that some of our student-athletes will not be able to compete this year; however, we will shift our focus to achieving our academic priorities while planning a safe return to play in fall 2021, our inaugural season in the Southwest Athletic Conference.”
Florida A&M, based in Tallahassee, joins Bethune-Cookman, Hampton, Towson, and Sacramento State as FCS schools that will not play football.
Like Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M was in its final season in the MEAC before joining the SWAC in the fall of 2021, the start of the next NCAA season.