One Nebraska Board of Regents member wants players who chose to kneel in protest during the national anthem kicked off of the team, the Lincoln Journal-Star reports.
Cornhusker players Michael Rose-Ivey, DaiShon Neal and Mohamed Barry chose to peacefully protest racial injustice in America during the playing of the song ahead of Nebraska’s game at Northwestern. 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began the wave of protests in the NFL, that have since spread across sports as players choose to express their opinions on the national matter, including police brutality toward minorities.
Hal Daub, a university regent and former mayor of Omaha told the Journal-Star that he disagreed strongly with their decision, citing “poor judgment” and calling it “copycat conduct.