Maryland Interim Coach Mike Locksley was reminded of the power his sport can yield earlier this week. He watched from afar as the University of Missouri’s football team boycotted all team activities to join protests in wake of racial tension that had been boiling on the campus for months. The situation peaked on Monday with the resignation of the school’s president.
The events could be felt in College Park, and Locksley was put on the spot with a hypothetical question on Tuesday. Would he support his players in the same way if protests like this ever unfolded in College Park?