UConn Becomes First FBS To Cancel Football Season Due To COVID-19
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原文作者︰MARK SCHLABACH/ESPN (RealGM摘要轉錄)
UConn has become the first FBS program to suspend its football season due to
the COVID-19 pandemic.
康乃迪克大學(UConn)成為今年第一隻因為新冠肺炎疫情，而決定暫停今年美式足球
賽季的FBS大學校隊。
UConn left the American Athletic Conference last month and were expected to
play as an independent in 2020.
UConn在上個月正式離開了「美國運動聯會」(簡稱The American)，今年原先打算以
獨立球隊的身分，展開這個賽季。
PS︰改制後的UConn在主流運動中僅有美足以獨立隊身分營運，棒球、籃球..等其他
運動則加入了不打美足的Big East。
"After receiving guidance from state and public health officials and
consulting with football student-athletes, we've decided that we will not
compete on the gridiron this season," UConn athletic director David Benedict
said in a news release. "The safety challenges created by COVID-19 place our
football student-athletes at an unacceptable level of risk."
但UConn體育部門負責人David Benedict最近透過新聞特稿表示︰
「在收到來自康州政府的指導手冊、健康部門官員與詢問過旗下的學生/運動員後，
我們決定將不會參與今年美式足球的競賽；因為新冠肺炎對安全造成的挑戰，已經
把我們的學生/運動員置於無法接受的風險中。」