The Mid-American Conference (MAC) became the first FBS conference to cancel footballs season this morning.
According to reports, the league was facing significant financial hurdles due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here are more details from USA Today:
Facing significant financial losses without the ability to play more than a handful of non-conference games against Power Five opponents this season, the Mid-American Conference became the first Football Bowl Subdivision conference to cancel its fall season on Saturday, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports.
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the league had not yet made an announcement.
Stadium was the first to report the decision following a meeting of the league’s presidents on Saturday morning.
MAC schools have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the majority of their revenues for athletics come from university subsidies and student fees. Central Michigan and Akron have dropped multiple sports already, and Bowling Green reversed its decision to shut down the baseball program only after a grassroots fundraising effort.
