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Report finds ‘no clear path’ to resume SFU football program

SFU announced it was ending its football program in April, after the NCAA division the team played in opted not to renew its affiliation with the school.

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SFU splits with athletics director who oversaw scrapping of football program

Theresa Hanson, who presided over the school's controversial decision to scrap SFU's football program earlier this year, had led the school's athletics program since 2015.

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SFU football players’ injunction rejected by Supreme Court of B.C.

Justice Stephens said he has “significant doubt” about the strength and merits of the claims against SFU and found that the plaintiffs failed to satisfy the legal requirements.

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SFU football: Alumni proposal to save program delivered to university

The proposal called for the university to immediately reinstate the football program and open talks with Canada West and U Sports about playing football next season.

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Fight over SFU’s cancelled football program heads back to court

Student athletes were informed the school was disbanding the football program on April 4, after it was dropped from the NCAA division it was playing in.

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‘Special adviser’ to review SFU football’s future, but team won’t play next year

The adviser is slated to report back by the end of 2023, but the school said Thursday the varsity team will not take the field next fall.

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SFU players sue university in bid to save scrapped football program

The five players have also filed an injunction application seeking to force the school to keep the program active next season.

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CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie writes letter of endorsement for SFU football program

In a letter, Ambrosie reached out to U Sports and Canada West to allow Simon Fraser to continue playing football within Canada.

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SFU alumni push back as university shuts down football program

"It is completely stealing away any opportunities that the players might have had to transfer to another university," a former SFU coach said.

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