Special adviser says Simon Fraser University football exhibition plan not feasible

Simon Fraser University’s athletic department says its football program will not play exhibition games in the fall as it is “not feasible.”

The decision comes after an independent adviser was appointed in early May to review the possibility of its cancelled football program playing exhibition games in the fall. 

The university said in a statement that the adviser, Bob Copeland, spoke to more than 275 people and concluded that playing competitive exhibition games poses safety and logistical concerns. 

His review’s conclusions were accepted by the university, with the school adding that the recommendations were in the best interests of student-athletes’ safety and academic performance.

Simon Fraser University president Joy Johnson said on April

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