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NAIA program cancels 2019 season due to player shortage
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An NAIA college football program has decided to cancel the 2019 season because of a shortage of players on the team.
Football Scoop reported that Lindenwood-Belleville has canceled its upcoming football season due to budget concerns and, ultimately, a limited number of players interested. This decision comes shortly after the school announced it will cease all undergraduate degree programs following the 2020 spring semester.
From Football Scoop:
A source recently shared with FootballScoop the news that Lindenwood-Belleville is cancelling the 2019 season due to a lack of depth at key positions. Players are now faced with scrambling to find for a new place to play with the season less than two months away, as opposed to players being able to play in the fall and look to transfer mid-year. All told, about 60 players with the program will be looking for landing spots, we’re told. Also, a number of programs on twill be looking to fill 2019 open dates immediately.
Lindenwood-Belleville, located in Belleville, Illinois, has not won a game since the 2015 season. It had been on a 31-game losing streak.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB