The Mid-American Conference just became the first league competing at football's highest level to cancel its fall season

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• On Saturday, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) canceled its fall season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
• MAC is the first in the Football Bowl Subdivision, a group of 12 schools competing in college football's highest level, to bow out of the fall season. 
• The MAC schools, which pull in revenue from many road games that were canceled, have been weighed down by the hefty costs associated with coronavirus safety protocols.
• The majority of conferences in the Championship Subdivision have also said they will postpone fall seasons.
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The Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first league competing at college football's highest level to cancel its fall season because of COVID-19 concerns.

A person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press the university president's voted to not play in the fall and consider a spring season. The person spoke to AP on condition of anonymity because an official announcement was still being prepared.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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