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The press release from the Ivy League stated that a decision on the winter and spring calendar, as well as the feasibility of fall sports in the spring, “will be determined at a later date.”
After a video of the incoming freshman using a racial slur circulated on Twitter, the University confirmed he will no longer attend Cornell.
While President Martha E. Pollack’s fall reactivation plan made no mention of athletics, the Ivy League is expected to announce a decision regarding fall sports in July.
A source close to the program confirmed that the incoming freshman will no longer be a part of the football team.
This marks the first time that either player has been recognized as an All-American.
The Red will welcome four new members to the team next year.
While the men’s and women’s teams saw their runs in the postseason cut short, they both achieved the end-of-season No. 1 ranking for their efforts throughout the year.
Morgan Barron led the team with 32 points and was one of the league’s top two-way forwards.
Barron led Cornell in scoring, with 32 points on 14 goals and 18 assists.
“It was very difficult to speak to our team and watch young men cry as their chance of achieving their dreams had disappeared,” Schafer wrote.