SportsBeat KC podcast: Talking Mizzou, a peaceful march and new-voter registration
Mizzou coaches and athletes joined the the anti-racism demonstrations this week, but in a different way.
Football coach Eli Drinkwitz, assistant coaches and several players were joined by athletic director Jim Sterk, basketball coaches Cunozo Martin and Robin Pingeton and university system president Mun Choi and local police officers in a march from the Columns to the Boone County Courthouse, where they knelt for 8 minutes, 46 seconds — the length of time a Minneapolis police officer had his knee on George Floyd’s neck May 25 before Floyd died, igniting protests against police brutality and social injustice around the globe.
As part of the event, 62 Missouri football players registered to vote.
Mizzou beat writer Souichi Terada joins SportsBeat KC host Blair Kerkhoff on this episode of our daily podcast to talk about this week’s events at Missouri. Later in the podcast you’ll hear Drinkwitz explain how the week unfolded and the impact of the nationwide demonstrations on his outlook regarding social justice.
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