Before either of them ever step foot on the home sidelines for Ole Miss or Mississippi State, Lane Kiffin and Mike Leach might first have to confront the Mississippi legislature.
from being played in Mississippi until the flag is changed. Conference USA followed suit with a similar announcement on Monday.
Neither Ole Miss nor Mississippi State fly the state flag on their campuses. Representatives from both schools released statements advocating for the flag to be changed in response to the NCAA and SEC decisions.on June 19 condemning the state flag. "Several years ago, our universities recognized that the Mississippi state flag in its current form is divisive and chose to lower the flag on our campuses," the statement read."Today, we are committed to continuing to do our part to ensure Mississippi is united in its pursuit of a future that is free of racism and discrimination. Such a future must include a new state flag."
took a stand of his own on Monday. Hill tweeted that unless the state flag is changed he won't"be representing this state anymore.", 55% of voters support changing the flag. Just 41% of Mississippi voters polled opposed a change to the flag. Several high-ranking officials in the Mississippi government have also voiced support for changing the flag, including Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and attorney general Lynn Fitch.
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