With the scheduled start to the college football season fast approaching, schools are making the decision to cancel, rather than wait to see how Covid-19 plays out inside the sport.
Over the weekend school presidents, conferences, and players met separately share their concerns for re-starting — now teams are taking action. On Tuesday the Big Ten announced that it would become the first Power 5 conference to cancel all sports this fall, quickly followed by the Pac-12. Here is the complete list of schools who have already announced their intentions not to play.
FBS
- Air Force
- University of Akron
- University of Arizona
- Arizona State University
- Ball State University
- Boise State
- Bowling Green State University
- University at Buffalo
- University of California, Berkeley (Cal)
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- University of Colorado
- Colorado State
- University of Connecticut
- Fresno State
- University of Illinois
- Indiana University
- University of Iowa
- Kent State University
- University of Maryland
- Miami University (OH)
- University of Michigan
- Michigan State University
- University of Minnesota
- Central Michigan University
- Eastern Michigan University
- University of Nebraska
- Northwestern University
- University of New Mexico
- Nevada
- UNLV
- Northern Illinois University
- Ohio University
- Ohio State University
- Old Dominion University
- University of Oregon
- Oregon State
- Penn State University
- Purdue University
- Rutgers University
- San Diego State University
- San Jose State University
- University of Southern California (USC)
- Stanford University
- University of Toledo
- University of Utah
- Utah State University
- University of Washington
- Washington State University
- University of Wyoming
- Western Michigan University
- University of Wisconsin
FCS
The FCS has already cancelled its playoffs in preparation for Covid-19. In addition, numerous conferences have announced their intentions to cancel the season. These include:
- Big Sky
- CAA
- Ivy League
- MEAC
- MVFC
- NEC
- Patriot League
- Pioneer Football League
- SWAC
We will continue to update this list as more schools announce their intentions.