South Carolina basketball coach Frank Martin and football coach Steve Spurrier share very similar thoughts on the Confederate flag.
When Martin returned from vacation on Sunday, he took to Twitter to release a lengthy statement expressing his thoughts on the Confederate flag flying on the grounds of the South Carolina state Capitol. You can read it below in its entirety:
“As I stated through Twitter while on vacation, I stand with our Governor, Nikki Haley, with our Mayor, Steve Benjamin, with our school president, Dr. Harris Pastides, with our Athletic Director, Ray Tanner, with Coach Spurrier, Coach Staley and all other University of South Carolina coaches and state leaders that have spoken in calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds.