BATON ROUGE, La. —
Louisiana State University is addressing concerns regarding college athletes being in attendance for the national anthem.
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The issue came to light Monday night when a viral video showed the LSU Women’s Basketball team not in attendance for the national anthem during the Elite 8 game against the Iowa Hawkeyes.
LSU Head Coach Kim Mulkey said the move was not intentional, but the outcry caught the attention of Gov. Jeff Landry.
Landry issued a statement saying that he believed student-athletes who aren’t in attendance for the national anthem should risk losing their scholarships.
He issued a letter to LSU regarding his concerns, and LSU responded in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The statement from LSU read:
“We have reviewed Governor Landry’s letter on the national anthem. At LSU, we have and will always be dedicated to the flag, the anthem and the country. We consistently look at our processes and will do so again. As Louisiana’s flagship university, LSU always strives to represent the higher ideals and values of our students, our state, and our country,” Director of Athletics Scott Woodward said in the issued statement.
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Landry shared the statement to his page on X, thanking LSU for addressing his concerns.
Landry’s statement read:
“Thank you Scott #LSUAthleticDirector for your leadership as well as the entire LSU community. This has never been about Coach Mulkey, a stalwart of our time, great citizen of Louisiana and patriot! Nor about our girl’s basketball team, who have beat the critics and rose to the challenges and brought great pride to our State!
“This is about traditions and consistencies, that without either, we remain consistently divided! Now it is time for the @NCAA and #NCAA President @CharlieBakerMA to step up and show leadership. I look forward to seeing our country’s patriotism on full display this weekend during the Final Four tournament.”
Earlier reports:
Louisiana State University Women’s Basketball Coach Kim Mulkey is addressing criticism after the team missed the national anthem during the Elite 8 game against Iowa Monday night.
Social media backlash quickly made the rounds online once the posted video showed Caitlin Clark’s Hawkeyes as the only team on the court while the anthem was played.
Mulkey addressed the moment in the post-game news conference, saying that the team did not intentionally skip the national anthem.
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“Honestly, I don’t even know when the anthem was played,” said Mulkey. “We have a routine where the team comes off the court at the 12-minute mark, and we do our pre-game stuff,” said Mulkey.
Mulkey said that the move was not intentionally done.
Baton Rouge sports journalist Chessa Bouche posted on social media that neither the LSU football or women’s basketball teams are on the field and court for the anthem saying, “this wasn’t a one time incident. Clarifying for the national media who doesn’t cover either team day in and day out.”
You can watch her response at the 37:19 mark in the video below:
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry weighed in on the move, calling for a policy that would require student athletes be in attendance for the national anthem during games.
His post on X, formerly known as Twitter says:
“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. However, above respect for that game is a deeper respect for those that serve to protect us and unite us under one flag !
“It is time that all college boards, including Regent, put a policy in place that student athletes be present for the national anthem or risk their athletic scholarship! This is a matter of respect that all collegiate coaches should instill.”
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