SALEM, Va. – Football, cheerleading, and marching band could soon be coming to Roanoke College.
The school’s board of trustees voted on a proposal by President Frank Shushok Jr. to reinstate football as a varsity sport and add varsity cheerleading. A marching band program was also listed in the proposal.
“Over the academic year, I have had many individual conversations with students, faculty and staff about the potential addition of a football team and associated programs,” Shushok said. “Cultivating a successful football program, along with a marching band and competitive cheer, can breathe life into a college campus, bringing together our faculty, staff, students, alumni and the community in a unified spirit of passion and pride.”
Roanoke College has not had a football team since 1942, when it was discontinued because of constraints of WWII.
The three new programs will launch only if the school can raise $1.2 million needed.
Roanoke College officials said the school has set a June 1 deadline to raise the initial investment, but the timeline will be adjusted if funding isn’t obtained by then.
The college said their goal is to start the programs by 2024.
Football, cheerleading, marching band approved for Roanoke College, pending funding - WSLS 10
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