I know this isn't strictly YSU sports, and maybe IAA will want this moved to a different forum, but there is sports related information in this.
So, we all know that mid majors in the FBS have been financially struggling and it has been speculated if there was going to be a reshuffling or see certain schools fall down to FCS.
Well, UA has been financially hurting for a while. This whole COVID19 epidemic is hitting them VERY hard. See this article from Akron Beacon Journal:
https://www.beaconjournal.com/news/20200423/university-of-akron-announces-plans-for-major-budget-cuts-due-to-coronavirusI think that a key point that was made by the mayor of Akron, not in the above article but easily found in google, while these cuts became more necessary due to COVID19, UA was already struggling and going to need to do something eventually.
Key points of the article above are listed here:
“I have directed the Provost and his leadership team (including the deans) to present a plan for a full reorganization of the academic division that reduces the number of colleges and the number of programs while fine-tuning our traditional strength areas,” Miller said.
Senior administrators hired before April 1, including Miller, will take a 10% salary reduction next fiscal year.
The athletic department will need to present a plan for a 20% reduction next year as well
“There is considerable uncertainty about the future of mid-major Division I athletics,” Miller said. “Additional reorganization and reduction may be necessary in that area as we learn more about the future of athletics.”
All non-academic administrative divisions must also present plans for 20% reductions of expenditures.
Hiring has been paused for the rest of this academic year and next, “with rare exceptions related to safety, security and revenue generation,” Miller said.
Miller is also looking to reopen negotiations with all bargaining units “for the purpose of expanding flexibility in collective bargaining agreements with unionized employees.”
So... with all that going on, I wonder, IF the game between YSU and Akron would be played anyways if COVID19 wasn't going on?