On July 14th, 2020, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced the cancellation of all fall 2020 sports due to COVID-19. This was not a surprise because a lot of other college athletic conferences in the U.S. have canceled their fall 2020 seasons. These fall sports will hopefully be played in spring 2021.

When I heard the news, I was very sad. Not only does this effect me because I work in the Sports Information department with Ryan Rebholz, but is also effects all of the student-athletes who play a sport in the fall. I, including the student-athletes at IUP and fans of IUP sports, were looking forward to fall sports. Fall sports are my favorite since I love football season. I am sad for the student-athletes at IUP because they have worked so hard in the spring and all summer to play in the fall and now they are not playing. Since IUP announced that only freshmen are allowed on campus for the Fall 2020 Semester, there is a lot of uncertainty if athletes will be allowed on campus.

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