Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry Calls for College Athletes Who Skip National Anthem to Risk Scholarships

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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry Calls for College Athletes Who Skip National Anthem to Risk Scholarships
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Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday called on college boards to implement a policy where student-athletes risk their scholarships when they skip the national anthem.not present for “The Star-Spangled Banner” ahead of their Elite Eight loss to Iowa, whose players stood for the anthem.“My mother coached women’s high school basketball during the height of desegregation, no one has a greater respect for the sport and for Coach Mulkey.

My mother coached women’s high school basketball during the height of desegregation, no one has a greater respect for the sport and for Coach Mulkey.

Kim Mulkey said her team didn't intentionally leave the floor prior to the playing of the United States National Anthem. "Honestly, I don't even know when the anthem was played. We kind of have a routine ."“Honestly, I don’t even know when the anthem was played. We kind of have a routine where we are on the floor, and then they come off at the 12-minute mark. I don’t know … we come in, and we do our pregame stuff. I’m sorry … Listen, that’s nothing intentionally done,” she said.to a video of Mulkey’s post-game presser, contending her team’s “routine” should be secondary to observing the anthem.

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