Texas A&M suffered one of the great collapses of all-time in college football Sunday night in Pasadena vs. UCLA, blowing a 44-10 lead, losing to the Bruins 45-44.
Following the collapse, A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin, who is African-American, is on the hot seat in the college football world, seemingly coaching for his job every week.
Just now, his wife shared a photo on Twitter of racially motivated hate-mail calling the coach a n*gger. Charlene Sumlin, shared the photo while asking "how any of you think this is ok." She followed up with a chilling question to the sender "did it occur to you that a child may open it?" Sumlin has 4 young kids living with him.
The sender of the hate-mail ended the letter demanding Sumlin "get lost" followed by a threat of "or else." The return mailing address simply was listed as "Houston Country Club."
See the chilling racist threatening hate-mail below:
People of 2017: please tell me how any part of this is ok. And to the sender: did it occur to you that a child may open it?#orelseWHAT? pic.twitter.com/Co1s2Hb94r
— charlene sumlin (@courshel) September 7, 2017
As expected, the college football community quickly came out in support of Sumlin and his family:
This is disgraceful that someone sent this to Kevin Sumlin's family. https://t.co/dBGJFkDzsh
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) September 8, 2017
Kevin Sumlin's wife shares a reprehensible letter received—inexcusable under any circumstances. https://t.co/is7asgt2mt
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 8, 2017
This is sickening and sad... RT if you support @CoachSumlin and his familyhttps://t.co/9GuksZqHL6
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) September 8, 2017
Unfortunately, the return address of Sumlin hate mail is simply Houston Country Club. Of course. Because a coward sent it.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) September 8, 2017
If you sent this to Kevin Sumlin & HIS FAMILY, GOD help your hateful soul.I can't even. Someone put a stamp on this & mailed it.Just unreal. pic.twitter.com/rENET0DfGE
— Rachel JOY Baribeau (@RachelBaribeau) September 7, 2017
Good on Charlene Sumlin for posting that hateful letter and putting it into the spotlight. That took courage. Sending the letter did not.
— Ryan McGee (@ESPNMcGee) September 8, 2017
An Aggie supporter actually sent this to Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin....this is awful. this is disgraceful. This is racist https://t.co/NDpvubm8BU
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) September 8, 2017