Utah State football players reportedly voted Friday to not play in their game against Colorado State on Saturday following Utah State President Noelle Cockett's alleged comments about interim head coach Frank Maile.
Cockett allegedly made comments to Utah State Athletic Director John Hartwell about Maile's religious and cultural background while discussing the coach's candidacy for the full-time position on a Zoom call Tuesday.
Maile, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is a former Utah State football player. Disturbed by the comments, one Utah State player conducted an anonymous players-only survey asking the players if they were on the Zoom call and whether they were concerned about anything discussed during the call, according to Stadium.