SFU moves football games to U.S. due to vaccine requirements at border
B.C.'s Simon Fraser University will move four of its home football games across the border to Blaine, Wash. for the upcoming season due to COVID-19 entry requirements to Canada, the school announced Tuesday.
SFU plays at the Division II level and is the only Canadian school that is a member of the NCAA. Visitors entering either Canada or the United States are currently required to be fully vaccinated.
SFU's games against Texas A&M-Kingsville (Oct. 1), Western New Mexico (Oct. 22), Angelo State (Oct. 29) and West Texas A&M (Nov. 12) are being moved to the stadium in Blaine that has an artificial turf field and covered seating for 2,000.
"We are all looking forward to a time when the impact of the global pandemic will be behind us,” Simon Fraser athletic director Theresa Hanson said.
"This news is especially disappointing for our student-athletes, but we continue to support them and advocate for ways to ensure they can train and compete. We are looking forward to creating a home-field atmosphere in Blaine for these games."
SFU is a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference but for football is an affiliate member of the Lone Star Conference. Central Washington and Western Oregon are also GNAC members with affiliation in the Lone Star Conference for football.
Along with moving the four games across the border, SFU canceled a Sept. 10 non-conference game with Montana State-Northern. SFU will play one conference game at its on-campus home field on Sept. 17 against Central
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