Hundreds gathered on Colorado College's campus on Tuesday, April 7, to protest the school's decision to cut its football program and rally to save the sport.

Students have raised $400,000 in an attempt to save the sport, which began at Colorado College in 1882. The program's elimination has gotten the attention of thousands of alumni, including Steve Sabol, president of NFL Films, who told the Colorado Springs Gazette he would have loved to have been given the chance to lead alumni support and raise funds to retain the program.

The lack of alumni or student involvement is a major sticking point with the decision. "There was no transparency, there was no input," Colorado College football player Billy Blaustein said at the rally.

Colorado College is one of three schools to announce this offseason that it was dropping football, joining Blackburn and Principia. The school also dropped water polo and softball. Supporters have set up a Web site with more information on the effort to save football at Colorado College.

Local news stations covered the event, including the report below: