A HANDFUL OF LOBO PLAYERS TAKE THE KNEE DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT HALFTIME IN SATURDAY’S GAME AGAINST AIR FORCE AT DREAMSTYLE STADIUM. AND THEY GOT BOTH PRAISE AND CRITICISM FOR IT.
COACH BOB DAVIE AND OTHERS WONDER EVEN HOW THAT HAPPENED SINCE COLLEGE TEAMS AREN’T SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE FIELD WHILE THE ANTHEM IS SUNG. DAVIE CALLED THE INCIDENT “BIZARRE.” HE TELLS KOB TV IT’S THE FIRST TIME HE’S BEEN AT A GAME WHERE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS SUNG AT HALFTIME … WHEN THERE WASN’T EVEN A HALFTIME.
THE WET WEATHER DELAYED THE ANTHEM UNTIL HALFTIME, GIVING THE HANDFUL OF LOBOS THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNEEL TO PROTEST RACIAL INJUSTICE.
