Courtesy App State Athletics
On Thursday, App State football made the decision to not hold practice in light of racial injustice issues in the country. The team instead used that time to discuss the issues and create a dialogue between players and coaches. Head coach Shawn Clark addressed the media about why this decision was made.
“Very disappointing that it’s 2020 and we’re still having this conversation of racial injustice in our country,” Clark said. “Many of our players are hurting right now, and coaches also. And what’s happened is not OK. App State football decided today that as a unit, as a group, as a team, we weren’t going to practice.