Injuries take a toll on football teams at all levels. For one college football program, it’s so bad that the rest of the season has been canceled.
Division III school Grinnell College, located in Grinnell, Iowa, announced Tuesday that it has canceled the remainder of its 2019 football schedule. According to ESPN News Services, Grinnell has lost 11 of its 39 players for at least a portion of the season.
“This decision is in line with the Athletic Department’s mission, which states that student-athletes benefit from an integrated, co-curricular experience that upholds the academic mission of the College as the department provides individualized and group instruction in a safe environment, celebrates academic excellence, and emphasizes experiential learning,” the school said in a statement. “The current state of the football team precludes the College from providing a safe environment.
“The College is unwilling to compromise the health and safety of its players, including the 11 players, who over the course of the first seven weeks of practice and play, will miss some or all of the season.”
Grinnell lost its first three games of the 2019 season by a combined 111-point margin (114-3).
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