The belt-tightening had already begun in the Michigan State athletic department in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the cancelation of fall sports means things are getting mighty lean in East Lansing, as well as other college programs around the Big Ten and the country.
In a meeting with reporters on Thursday, athletic director Bill Beekman said his department will be looking at every possible angle to cutting costs for the time being while not ruling out shutting down some sports.
“I think we have to be in a ‘never-say-never mode,’” Beekman said. “I think there's nothing that we're going to immediately take off the table.