Shortly after the Midwest Conference’s announcement yesterday that they fully expected to have a fall sports season in some way, shape, or form, Grinnell College in Iowa says it will cancel football and other fall sports because of concerns about the coronavirus. The Division III school announced it would cancel sports including football, soccer, golf, cross-country and volleyball. The college, located in the small city of Grinnell about 45 miles east of Des Moines, competes in the Midwest Conference.
The college says in a statement: ”We have approached every decision about the coming school year, including this one, using a public health framework that prioritizes the health and safety of our students, faculty, staff and community.”
The decision comes less than a year after the college canceled the final seven games of the Pioneer’s 2019 football season because its roster had dwindled to 28 players due to injuries. Grinnell had planned to resume football this year. Monmouth College was scheduled to take on Grinnell on October 10th for the Scots Homecoming game.
