SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University announced on Tuesday that due to “campus security threats,” all of its home and away athletic events have been cancelled through Sunday. That includes the football team’s North Coast Athletic Conference opener that was scheduled for Saturday.

All Wittenberg intercollegiate athletics events through Sunday, Sept. 22, have been canceled due to ongoing security concerns on ca

Wittenberg University has cancelled all athletic events through Sunday. That includes home and away events, including the football team’s North Coast Athletic Conference opener at Hiram on Saturday.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine called in state highway patrol to monitor the city's schools after the city became the epicenter of political discourse in the past week.

Wittenberg University has canceled or postponed all of its athletic events, including both home and away games, until September 23 due to "ongoing threats of violence" on its campus and around Springfield,

The canceled games and practices are part of a wider halt of on-campus activities at the university, including in-person classes through Sunday. The city of Springfield has been the subject of widespread threats amid false claims about Haitian immigrants from Donald Trump's campaign for U.S. president.

Springfield, Ohio has seen a massive influx of threats of violence due to viral false stories about Haitian immigrants

Amid a tense atmosphere in its community, a Springfield, Ohio, college has made the decision to cancel all home and away athletic events through the end of the week.Wittenberg University—a Division III school in the North Coast Athletic Conference—announced its decision in a social media post Tuesday morning.