The statements came from every corner of the collegiate universe the past few days. They came from videos on Instagram, Twitter statements on logoed letterhead and screenshots from the iPhone Notes app.
In the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis on Monday and the days of protests and unrest that have followed, many collegiate coaches and administrators spent the weekend figuring out the best way to articulate their feelings toward the issue. Or, whether to say anything at all.
Floyd was a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes.