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Brent Musburger’s praise of Joe Mixon exposes issues society must learn from

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By now, most if not all readers here have heard about what Brent Musburger said on-air last night in reference to standout Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon.

For those that don’t have access to headphones at work, a brief rundown:

Mixon got into a physical altercation back in 2014 with a female, Amelia Molitor, and there was surveillance video evidence to prove it. He was suspended for the remainder of that season and apologized profusely about how wrong he was. Musburger decided to bring it up during last night’s broadcast. Instead of focusing on the incident, though, Brent told the millions of folks watching that he wished Mixon well and later defended himself by saying that he always roots for people to be awarded a second chance.