BURNABY, B.C. — The Simon Fraser Football Alumni Society outlined details Friday of a proposal it sent to the school regarding the future of its football program.
School president Joy Johnson announced April 4 that Simon Fraser was discontinuing its football program, effective immediately. Johnson said the decision wasn't based on financial reasons, but on the Texas-based Lone Star Conference's announcement it would not renew its football affiliation with Simon Fraser past the 2023 campaign.
On Friday, the alumni society said it delivered a proposal last week to Johnson "asking to engage on the football program's future." As well, the alumni asked the school to open discussions with the U.S.-based National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics . The school played football in the NAIA from 1965 until 2001."As this matter is currently before the courts, the university has offered a meeting with the president to discuss it further following the conclusion of the legal proceedings," it said in an email statement.
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