SportsBeat KC: Kansas State’s role in college football’s social-justice movement
Kansas State joined the growing list of college football programs whose players have taken a stand against racism when the team threatened a boycott in response to a crude social media post that mocked the killing of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer. The university and the athletic department posted action plans Wednesday that include implementation of social-justice programs.
On this episode of The Star’s daily SportsBeat KC podcast, K-State beat writer Kellis Robinett breaks down the series of events that started less than a week ago with the student’s post, followed by the football team’s reaction and then that of university president Gen. Richard Myers. Also, we look at what’s happening at other college football programs around the nation.
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