From reading these articles and watching the news report, it's hard to figure out the real root cause of this. It could be money, it could be politics, or it could be Title IX.
Regardless of the cause, it sounds like a lot of folks aren't happy about it.
http://network.yardbarker.com/colleg..._team/13127863
http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/...ccer-were-cut/
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opi...,6822672.story