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Oklahoma, Texas among college football teams to cancel practice amid Jacob Blake shooting protests
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Several college football programs did not practice Thursday or Friday, and instead followed the NBA's lead by protesting racial injustice around the country. Texas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Kentucky, South Florida, Boston College, Western Kentucky, Appalachian State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Baylor either canceled practice or staged practice walkouts in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Wisconsin on Sunday.
Most teams that stayed off the field Thursday opted instead to meet as a team with Boston College coach Jeff Hafley saying that players and coaches from the Eagles' program spoke in front of the team.
"It was very touching and it was very emotional," Hafley said. "Then we broke up into smaller groups and continued those conversations. It went on probably longer than our practice would have went on."
A similar situation played out at Kentucky, where coach Mark Stoops backed his players as they decided not to practice, according to defensive end Josh Paschal, who spoke with reporters.
Oklahoma, Texas among college football teams to cancel practice amid Jacob Blake shooting protests
Three SEC programs were also among the college football teams that followed the NBA's lead on Thursday
www.cbssports.com
Several college football programs did not practice Thursday or Friday, and instead followed the NBA's lead by protesting racial injustice around the country. Texas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Kentucky, South Florida, Boston College, Western Kentucky, Appalachian State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Baylor either canceled practice or staged practice walkouts in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Wisconsin on Sunday.
Most teams that stayed off the field Thursday opted instead to meet as a team with Boston College coach Jeff Hafley saying that players and coaches from the Eagles' program spoke in front of the team.
"It was very touching and it was very emotional," Hafley said. "Then we broke up into smaller groups and continued those conversations. It went on probably longer than our practice would have went on."
A similar situation played out at Kentucky, where coach Mark Stoops backed his players as they decided not to practice, according to defensive end Josh Paschal, who spoke with reporters.
