Simon Fraser University’s decision to discontinue its varsity football program has sent shockwaves through Canada’s football community.
Many have been caught completely by surprise and some aren’t ready to let the decades-old program end without a fight.
In February, Samuel Richard packed up his life in Quebec and jumped on a plane for B.C. to start a new job as the SFU Red Leafs’ special teams co-ordinator.
“I’m still trying to land on my feet in the sense that it completely blindsided me,” Richard said.
The Burnaby, B.C., university announced Tuesday that it would be discontinuing its varsity team, effectively immediately, ending a 53-year tradition at the school.
SFU is the only Canadian institution to play in the American-based National Collegiate
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