Potential ramifications of RIT opting out of 2020-21 season

Are other programs considering a similar move?

We learned on Monday that RIT was shutting down its athletic department for the rest of the 2020-21 academic year, stemming from a decision by the Liberty League — the school’s Division III conference — to shutter for the rest of the year due to COVID-19.

It’s important to remember that this was an RIT decision. The Liberty League wasn’t forcing non-affi…