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SI Asks: Why Cancel Classes, But Still Send Sports Teams to Tournaments?

Michael Rosenberg of Sports Illustrated has an interesting question for university administrators.

Rosenberg wants to know why schools are cancelling classes, but still sending teams to participate in conference tournaments?

According to Rosenberg, sending teams to tournaments is ‘illogical and wreckless’ since athletes could be exposed to COVID-19.

Check out his thoughts:

Indiana University just announced it won’t hold in-person classes until at least April 6 because of the coronavirus. Michigan State won’t hold face-to-face classes until April 20 for the same reason.

But this week, men’s basketball teams from both schools will play in front of 20,000 people 50 miles away from the IU campus.