TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Former Florida State Hall of Fame football coach Bobby Bowden reaffirmed his belief that the courts have gone too far in pushing prayer out of public schools and stands solidly behind former high school coach Joe Kennedy, who didn't have his contract renewed after kneeling in prayer on the field following football games.
"People say, 'It's not politically correct.' Well, the heck with political correctness. I've never believed in it," Bowden told ESPN. "I did what [Kennedy] did. I prayed after the game. I prayed before the game. I prayed during the game.