University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe resigned Monday under pressure from students, staffers and athletes critical of his response to racial tensions on campus.
As part of the protest, Mizzou's football team, with the support of coach Gary Pinkel, vowed not to participate in any football-related activities until Wolfe stepped down. The team threatened to skip games, at an estimated cost to the university of more than $1 million.
Here's how some Mizzou players past and present reacted to the news of Wolfe's resignation:
Social change is a beautiful thing.
— Marcell Frazier (@YuskeFrazier) November 9, 2015
We made the first step! Somebody go get my man JB some food! #ConcernedStudent1950 @_JonathanButler
— Grant Jones1⃣5⃣ (@g_jones015) November 9, 2015
Proud to see student athletes realize and use their platform for the greater good of our society #BiggerThanWhatItSeems #ProudAlum #Mizzou
— Danario Alexander (@D_Alexander84) November 9, 2015
S/O to my @MizzouFootball brothers & @GaryPinkel for banning together & using the power of their collective voices for positive change. #MIZ
— byron chamberlain (@bc_chamberlain) November 9, 2015
Now we can focus on the game this weekend..
— Josh Moore (@JoshMoore_08) November 9, 2015
Thanks to the MOST WINNINGEST coach in Mizzou HISTORY @GaryPinkel for supporting a greater cause, we love you!😁 #ConcernedStudent1950 #GGM
— Clarence Champ Green (@clgreen93mu) November 9, 2015
Changing history
— Brock Bondurant (@BrockBondurant) November 9, 2015
BYU week... Let's go😈🏈
— Paul Adams (@PaulAdams64) November 9, 2015
"Not surprising at all. We stand by each other. We are a family." - Michael Sam
— Howard Bryant (@hbryant42) November 9, 2015
I just interviewed a Mizzou football player on campus, and he shared this powerful quote: pic.twitter.com/zUCv9s85dH
— Benjamin Hochman (@hochman) November 9, 2015
Statement from Mizzou Athletics' Mack Rhoades and Gary Pinkel: pic.twitter.com/FQCNTrG3tk
— Mizzou Athletics (@MizzouAthletics) November 9, 2015
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