The San Jose State women’s volleyball team’s game at the University of Nevada later this month may end up as another forfeit victory for the Spartans. But they’ll have to travel to Reno on Oct. 26 to find out.

The Spartans have been at the epicenter of the debate about transgender athletes in women’s sports, seeing four opponents refuse to play SJSU for unspecified reasons. And for several hours Monday their Mountain West game at Reno had been added to the list. Wolf Pack players announced through a web site that they had voted not to play against the Spartans to make a stand in the controversy.

But by mid-day, the saga took another twist when Nevada officials announced that not only don’t they support their players’ decision or stance, the school inteNds to play the game as scheduled.OutKick.com, the conservative sports and political web site, released a statement from the players Monday morning that read, “We, the University of Nevada Reno women’s volleyball team, forfeit against San Jose State University and stand united in solidarity with the volleyball teams of Southern Utah University, Boise State University, the University of Wyoming, and Utah State University.

“We demand that our right to safety and fair competition on the court be upheld. We refuse to participate in any match that advances injustice against female athletes.”

By mid-day, University of Nevada school officials released a statement that said, in part “the players’ decision also does not represent the position of the University.”

The school concluded by saying, “The University intends to move forward with the match as scheduled, and the players may choose not to participate in the match on the day of the contest. No players will be subject to any team disciplinary action for their decision not to participate in the match.”

A week ago, Nevada officials, in a statement to OutKick, said that it “intends to play its remaining Mountain West schedule, including the matchup with San Jose State.”

Based on the dates in Monday’s statement, the players may have approached school administrators around the same time before going to the web site. The school’s statement said, “On Oct. 13, 2024, the majority of members of the University of Nevada, Reno women’s volleyball team sent a statement to the University advising the institution that they were forfeiting its scheduled match with San Jose State University on Oct. 26, 2024. The players’ decision and statement were made independently, and without consultation with the University or the athletic department.”

If Nevada does not have enough players to field a team against SJSU, they will become the the fifth school to forfeit a match against the Spartans this season.

Earlier Monday, all indications were there absolutely would be no game. SJSU officials even released a statement noting their continued disappointment that their players, “who are in full compliance with NCAA and Mountain West rules and regulations, are being denied opportunities to compete.”

Time will tell if the match will be played in Reno. But for now it’s still on the schedules of both teams’ web sites.