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ACC adds forfeiture element to virus-related cancellations

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FILE - In this July 17, 2019, fil photo, Commissioner John Swofford speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media day in Charlotte, N.C. There are 130 major college football teams, spread across 41 states and competing in 10 conferences, save for a handful of independents. The goal is to have all those teams start the upcoming season at the same time — whether that's around Labor Day as scheduled or later — and play the same number of games. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The ACC has updated its COVID-19 cancellation policies and now will force teams unable to play scheduled games because of a coronavirus-related shortage of players to forfeit.

The policy will affect teams in football, field hockey, men's and women's soccer and volleyball.

The league says that if both teams are unable to play because of a player shortage, both will have to forfeit and both will be assigned a loss in the standings.

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