The San Jose State women's volleyball team has already had four games canceled this season due to the national controversy over transgender players on the team. But that string of cancellations may be coming to an end now that the team is looking to move forward with its season.
A San Jose State University spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Thursday that future opponents have not given the team any plans to forfeit after Boise State, Southern Utah, Wyoming and Utah State forfeited games. He said he had not informed them.
“We have no notice of cancellation at this time. We are scheduled to play home games against San Diego State tonight and UNLV on Saturday,” the spokesperson said.
With a straight-set loss to San Diego State on Thursday night, the team fell to 9-2 on the season. None of the opponents have told the team that they expect any more forfeits, at least for the time being, so the team will likely proceed with its normal schedule going forward.
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San Jose State University redshirt senior #3 Blair Fleming plays as an outside hitter and right-side hitter on the women's volleyball team. (San Jose State University)
The team has 13 games left in the regular season. The schedule includes two games against UNLV, two games against New Mexico, two games against Air Force, a rematch with San Diego State, a rematch with Colorado State, a game with Fresno State, and a game with Nevada. .
The schedule also includes second games against three of the four teams that have already forfeited their first game against the Spartans, including a game against Utah State on October 23rd and a game against Wyoming on November 14th. A game against Boise State is scheduled for November 14th. November 21st, final game of the regular season.
Those programs have not yet announced the forfeiture of the second game against San Jose State.
The final game of the season between San Jose State and Boise State is scheduled to be played on Boise State's campus in Boise, Idaho. On August 28, Idaho Governor Brad Little issued an executive order implementing the Women's Sports Protection Act, which aims to prevent public schools from allowing biological males to participate in girls' and women's sports. signed.
Little praised Boise State for forfeiting its first game against San Jose State on Sept. 28 and praised the school for adhering to the bill's objectives. The game was scheduled to be held in California, which does not have a law banning transgender participation in women's sports.
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San Jose State volleyball head coach Todd Kress has previously spoken out against the role politics and government have played in hindering his team's ability to play games as scheduled.
“We're in a position where it seems like government and politics are intertwined with college sports in some way. And one of the things I love about college sports is that college sports have always felt safe to me. “And that's one of the areas where the government is not good at it,” and it seems like some of those decisions are being made at a level that denies even their student-athletes, which in turn denies us. student-athletes,” Kress told reporters on Oct. 3.
San Jose State University Spartans head coach Todd Kress speaks with reporters after the NCAA Mountain West women's volleyball loss to the Colorado State University Rams on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colorado. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
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San Jose State University has announced that it will be closed to women's sports after Brooke Slusser, a junior who transferred from Alabama and joined the team in 2023, joined a lawsuit against the NCAA led by former college swimmer and Outkick contributor. It became a symbol of the national debate over transgender inclusion in the United States. Riley Gaines spoke about the governing body's current policies regarding gender identity. Slusser cited his experience with San Jose State teammate Blair Fleming, who became a key player on the team this year.
According to court documents, Slusser claimed he did not know Fleming was transgender, even though they shared a room on a team trip. Slusser also expressed concern for the safety of Fleming's opponents. Slusser's complaint states that she and other players on her team were “completely unable to protect themselves” from Fleming's volleyball spikes.
Fox News Digital previously reported that the situation was so tense that police protection was assigned to increase security for the team.
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