When a university makes the decision to cut a sport, part of the school’s soul is lost with it. It is a decision that has become all too common as a result of COVID-19 financial complications.
Both the University of Iowa and the University of Minnesota have made the decision to cut some sports programs following the Aug. 11 announcement by the Big Ten Conference that football would be postponed. Iowa dropped men’s gymnastics, men’s tennis, and men’s and women’s swimming after estimating $100 million in revenue would be lost. In the same vein, Minnesota cut men’s gymnastics, men’s tennis, and men’s track and field.