St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 16, 2015
Ole Miss coach denounces Confederate flag
Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze speaks to the media at the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days, Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)HOOVER, Ala. • Several coaches have tackled the Confederate flag issue here at Southeastern Conference football media days, some more nimbly than others. With the flag a prevalent topic here in the South since last month’s racially charged massacre in Charleston, S.C., South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier and Alabama’s Nick Saban handled the question swiftly, agreeing with their respective governors’ decisions to remove the flag from the grounds of their state Capitols.