Houston Baptist still had three games scheduled for its eighth football season when its FCS Southland Conference decided only a few weeks ago to not play league games this fall.
Then came the expanded protocols and increased costly testing necessary to play upper-division schools during a pandemic.“You begin to think, ‘Is any of this worth it?’" HBU athletic director Steve Moniaci said.
It is for the Huskies, who return senior standouts at all offensive skill positions after a school-record five wins last season.
Playing allows the school to fulfill its contractual obligations for games against Texas Tech of the Big 12 and Conference USA teams North Texas and Louisiana Tech, while letting players who “obviously want to compete” get on the.