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MEAC cancels football, all fall sports amid coronavirus pandemic

There will be no MEAC fall sports season.

HBCU Gameday first reported and sources confirmed to the Tallahassee Democrat Thursday that the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has canceled its seasons for all fall sports due to lingering concerns about the coronavirus. The MEAC confirmed the news in a release Thursday afternoon.

This means that sports, such as football, women's cross country and volleyball will not have a 2020 season, at least in the fall.

"The pageantry of fall sports, especially football, is a key part of the Florida A&M University experience; however, given the current trends with the global COVID-19 pandemic, the MEAC's suspension of fall sports is the right thing to do," FAMU President Larry Robinson said in a statement.