PITTSBURGH (93.7 the Fan) – On Tuesday their football conference, the PAC, said they will play conference-only games. On Wednesday, Carnegie Mellon decided it won’t play football or any sports in the Fall.
“Over the past few months, we have explored every possible avenue for a safe return to play,” said Director of Athletics Josh Centor in an e-mail message to Carnegie Mellon student-athletes. “In the message that I wrote to you last month, I noted that the health and safety of our students, staff and community members are at the forefront of every decision we make. With that as our guiding principle, we cannot appropriately return to sport at this time.”
The move not only affects the football program, but men’s and women’s soccer, golf and cross country. Plus women’s tennis and men’s volleyball.
“We will be active, we will learn, we will find ways to come together,” Centor said. “Our staff will do everything we can to find opportunities for our student-athletes to pursue their passion for team and sport this coming semester, despite these unprecedented and disappointing circumstances.”
Along with the President’s Athletic Conference, the Tartans also compete in sports in the UAA, which voted to cancel conference games on Wednesday, and ECAC.