Seventy-four years of football history and it is over, Northeastern University announced on November 23 in a public letter that it elected to discontinue its intercollegiate football program.

“Our goal for athletics is to achieve sustainable excellence in all areas,” said Athletic Director Peter Rob. Northeastern football hasn’t had recent success since their 2002 conference championship.

After Coach Don Brown left Northeastern in 2004, the school started scheduling Division I powerhouse opponents such as Virginia Tech, Northwestern University, Ball State, and Boston College. Each of these games ended in humiliating defeats a...

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