Ohio State pauses voluntary on-campus workouts after positive virus tests
Heather Dinich, ESPN
Ohio State has paused all voluntary workouts on campus following the results of its most recent COVID-19 testing of student-athletes, the school announced Wednesday, but it didn't release the number of positive tests, citing a concern that it could "lead to the identification of specific individuals and compromise their medical privacy." The scope extends beyond football, as seven teams were impacted by the pause: men's and women's basketball, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball.
The Ivy League placed all sports on hold until at least January, making it the first Division I collegiate conference to announce that it will not play football as scheduled this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic with the hope of competing in the spring. Even though the eight Ivy League school presidents were largely able to remove money from the decision-making process due to their large endowments and academic prowess, the decision has the potential to influence university leaders across the country, including in the Power 5 and Group of 5 conferences. (The New York Times)
Stanford announced that it will cut 11 of its 36 varsity programs at the end of the 2020-21 academic year, responding to the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, including a best-case scenario estimate of a $25 million deficit for the fiscal year. The Cardinal sports being discontinued are men's and women's fencing, field hockey, lightweight rowing, men's rowing, co-ed and women's sailing, squash, synchronized swimming, men's volleyball and wrestling. (ESPN)
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Heather Dinich, ESPN
Ohio State has paused all voluntary workouts on campus following the results of its most recent COVID-19 testing of student-athletes, the school announced Wednesday, but it didn't release the number of positive tests, citing a concern that it could "lead to the identification of specific individuals and compromise their medical privacy." The scope extends beyond football, as seven teams were impacted by the pause: men's and women's basketball, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball.
The Ivy League placed all sports on hold until at least January, making it the first Division I collegiate conference to announce that it will not play football as scheduled this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic with the hope of competing in the spring. Even though the eight Ivy League school presidents were largely able to remove money from the decision-making process due to their large endowments and academic prowess, the decision has the potential to influence university leaders across the country, including in the Power 5 and Group of 5 conferences. (The New York Times)
Stanford announced that it will cut 11 of its 36 varsity programs at the end of the 2020-21 academic year, responding to the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, including a best-case scenario estimate of a $25 million deficit for the fiscal year. The Cardinal sports being discontinued are men's and women's fencing, field hockey, lightweight rowing, men's rowing, co-ed and women's sailing, squash, synchronized swimming, men's volleyball and wrestling. (ESPN)
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