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impacted the shutdown of the program, including a handful of players from the Orlando area. They include: Justin Ellis (Bishop Moore High), Omouri Skinner (East River High), Simon-Peter Sutherland (West Orange High), James Swegheimer (Boone High), Evan Thompson (Foundation Academy), Buck Watkins (Edgewater High) and Cameron Williams (Dr. Phillips High).

The school will honor all scholarships for up to four years and if players choose to transfer, the NCAA will allow them to play immediately at their new schools.

The Panthers finished with a 5-6 record last season and are 44-35 since 2013.

The program qualified for the Division II playoffs twice (2016, 2018).

Florida Tech’s football program generated $3,096,914 in revenue and incurred $3,101,393 in expenses last season, according to an Equity in Athletics database.

The school fields 20 varsity sports teams for more than 500 men’s and women’s athletes.

Florida Tech joins Old Dominion (wrestling), Cincinnati (men’s soccer) and Florida International (men’s indoor track and field) as schools that have eliminated athletic programs in response to economic strain caused by the coronavirus pandemic.