The University of Connecticut has just announced it's canceling its 2020 college football season over the COVID-19 pandemic ... the first major college program to do so.
"After receiving guidance from state and public health officials and consulting with football student-athletes, we've decided that we will not compete on the gridiron this season," UConn athletic director David Benedict said in a statement.
"The safety challenges created by COVID-19 place our football student athletes at an unacceptable risk."
Benedict says the University ultimately felt "the necessary measures needed to mitigate risk of football student-athletes contracting the coronavirus are not conducive to delivering an optimal experience for our team.