The University of Missouri Football team finds itself in a mess with reports that more than 30 Tigers players will not take part in football-related activities until university system president Tim Wolfe steps down or is removed.
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This comes in the light of the rising racial incidents escalating on campus to which they believe that Wolfe has not been addressing properly.
The university is apparently aware of the stand made via social medium Twitter and released the following statement:
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"The department of athletics is aware of the declarations made tonight by many of our student-athletes," it said. "We all must come together with leaders from across our campus to tackle these challenging issues and we support our student-athletes right to do so."
The Tigers will not be back on the field until Saturday when they go up against the BYU Cougars in Kansas City. The team is coming off a 31-13 loss to Mississippi State recently and now it remains to be seen if the school and the players can settle the racial tensions that have not been resolved to date.
The Tigers have 42 African-American players on the team and the most likely scenario is that these players will refuse to play ball. But according to one of the players, the decision seems to be a unified one that includes all players and coaches -- regardless of race.
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