SFU names special adviser as it looks for feedback on its cancelled football team
By The Canadian Press on May 11, 2023.
BURNABY, B.C. – Simon Fraser University says it has appointed a special adviser to help determine the future of its cancelled football program. The university says in a statement that Bob Copeland, senior vice-president of McLaren Global Sports Solutions, has been chosen for the role. It adds that Copeland’s appointment was also reviewed by the university’s football alumni association. The Burnaby, B.C. university announced the dissolution of the football team on April 4 of this year after their affiliation with a National Collegiate Athletics Association conference was ended. The university is waiting on a court decision after several student athletes, who were part of the football program, asked for an injunction requiring the university to bring back the team. The lawyer for the players has previously said the university has shown “little regard” for the players while the university’s lawyer refuted that assertion. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 11, 2023. 8-7
