GRINNELL, Iowa - The Grinnell Pioneers kicked off the 2019 season with only 39 players on their roster, and after the first three games, 11 of them were hurt, leaving just 28 healthy players able to compete.
Grinnell Director of Athletics Andy Hamilton isn't willing to risk their health and safety by playing the remainder of the games, so instead they're taking the rest of the 2019 season off.
The college plans to ramp up recruiting over the next several months to avoid this situation again.
With the 2019 season gone, the games the Pioneers were supposed to play will now count as “no contests” against their opponents, including longtime rival Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
According to KCRG, that game was supposed to be the Rams’ Senior Day, but Cornell said now it’ll just be a bye week.