From Robert E. Lee to current Texas Longhorns fans and athletes and former athletes, the origins of the alma mater “The Eyes of Texas” still bear down across more than 160 years.
Black athletes across sports released a statement on social media Friday about racial injustice and requests to build inclusion that included one particular request arguably receiving the most attention in the immediate aftermath of its release — the removal of “The Eyes of Texas” as the school’s alma mater due to its “racist undertones” or, at the least, no longer asking athletes to sing it after games.