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Vanderbilt and Mississippi State ADs issue statements after parents subjected to racial slurs at College World Series
By SDS Staff
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While the main story from Omaha is the action on the field, one event off the field resulted in comments from both Vanderbilt AD Candice Storey Lee and Mississippi State AD John Cohen
Following Vanderbilt’s Game 1 win over Mississippi State — the Bulldogs have since returned the favor and evened up the series at 1-1 — a columnist from ESPN’s The Undefeated claims racial slurs were directed at parents of some Vanderbilt players.
Here are Clinton Yates’ comments on the matter:
DEVELOPING: Vandy parents at the stadium tonight were subjected to racial slurs during the game and no one was hurt but the incident was obviously unacceptable and inappropriate.
— Clinton Yates (@clintonyates) June 29, 2021
Following that development, Vandy’s AD issued the following statement:
“I am deeply troubled that some of our student-athlete parents were subjected to racist slurs during last night’s game. This is absolutely unacceptable and disgraceful behavior, and such hateful language has no place anywhere in our society.
“To the family members who were impacted, please know that you have my full support. And you absolutely have the wholehearted support of not only Vanderbilt Athletics but all of Commodore Nation.”
Her comments were soon followed by a statement from Cohen:
“We join Vanderbilt in declaring such behavior unacceptable and in direct conflict with the values of both institutions and our fan bases. The College World Series serves as a celebration of the entire sport of college baseball. Highly appropriate events must neither be tolerated nor allowed to detract from the on-the-field accomplishments of the student-athletes and their teams who have earned the right to participate in this national stage.”
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