Top Nihon University officials told American football team members that the program would be ended due to several drug arrests of team members and the significant social impact they caused.
Mariko Hayashi, chairperson of the board of trustees of Nihon University, held a news conference on Dec. 4 in connection with the university s American football team’s illegal drug scandal.
No final decision has been made on the fate of Nihon University’s embattled American football program, according to the university’s board of trustees chairperson.
Students at Nihon University were split over the school’s decision to disband its American football team following its long-time failure to emerge from the shadow of scandal.