Other college football programs are announcing cancelations.

In Princteon, N.J., the Ivy League presidents unanimously decided to cancel all spring athletics practice and competition through the remainder of the academic year.

Individual institutions will decide whether or not winter teams and athletes who have qualified for postseason play will participate.

With guidance of public health professionals, several Ivy League schools have announced that students will not return to campus after spring break, and classes will be held virtually during the semester. Given this situation, it is not feasible for practice and competition to continue.

The University of Richmond and VMI lost Ivy League football opponents for this season.  Richmond was scheduled to visit Yale on Oct. 17, and Princeton was slated to play at VMI on Sept. 19.

“We respect the Ivy League’s decision as we continue to assess the COVID-19 situation closely,” John Hardt, Richmond’s vice president and director of athletics, said in a school release. “We are in regular communication with our FCS peers as we continue to monitor conditions surrounding COVID-19. However, at this time, we have not added another opponent to our schedule, and we are keeping our options open.”

 “We certainly respect the Ivy League’s decision as conferences across the country are monitoring the current conditions and planning for strategies to conduct all sports in a safe environment,” VMI Athletics Director Dr. Dave Diles said in a school release. “We are considering all scheduling options for the September 19 date as the landscape continues to shift.”

Richmond and Saint Francis announced a mutual agreement to move the date of the season opener at Robins Stadium from Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m., to Saturday, Sept. 5, at 1 p.m.

The Ivy League includes Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton and Yale universities.

The Atlantic Coast Conference voted to delay all fall sports until September 1. The Patriot League made the same move and won’t start until Sept. 4.

Those decisions will affect some minor sports but not football. The ACC’s football schedule is set to begin on Sept. 2 when N.C. State visits Louisville.

Last week, North Carolina paused its athletic workouts after a breakout of coronavirus within its programs, including a football shutdown. Louisville’s basketball program announced similar plans, too.

Clemson football has also been significantly impacted by the virus, with 47 members of the athletics department — staff and players — testing positive since returning to campus, including 37 on the football team.