University of Maryland President Wallace Loh issued his response to the President’s Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics this morning. Loh’s decision? To eliminate eight athletic programs, as the commission had recommended last week.

Last night, the University of Maryland issued a damning report from the President’s Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, which recommended that eight of its teams be eliminated in face of budget deficits that could balloon up to $17 billion by 2017 if proper action is not taken.

The University of Maryland athletic department is planning to drop its men’s and women’s swimming teams as part of a cost-cutting initiative, according to The Washington Post.