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December 7th, 2009, 12:20 PM
12-04-2009 12:58 PM

UMass athletic director John McCutcheon says football program is not in jeopardy

http://media.masslive.com/sports_impact/photo/john-mccutcheon-umass-athletic-director-29b74ac4b9439747_medium.jpgSaying the news caught him by complete surprise, University of Massachusetts athletic director John McCutcheon said Thursday that Hofstra’s decision to drop football was disappointing, but not a harbinger that UMass might follow suit.

McCutcheon reiterated the response he gave to Northeastern’s decision to cut football on Nov. 23. The UMass AD had expected the Northeastern announcement, but not the decision at Hofstra, which was announced Thursday morning.

Wire reports that said the move at Hofstra came at the end of a two-year study, but it still startled the football community.

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