ETSU players believe that head coach was forced to resign due to support for opposition to national anthem

East Tennessee State University head coach Jason Shay announced his resignation from the post in the program, and ETSU players believe the head coach was forced to support his players protesting racial injustice during the national anthem Had to happen. .

She announced his resignation on 30 March, Citing personal challenges and a desire to pursue new goals.

“This past year has been very challenging for me in many different ways. This is the right time for a new challenge and an opportunity to reset my personal and professional goals, ”he said in a statement.

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However, players do not think the whole story is being told. ETSU’s Jordan Coffin tweeted support for Shee during the week following his resignation, citing his support of the protests during the anthem as a possible reason, while other players shared the same opinion.

“It’s all about us kneeling, and then Coach Shay is supporting us through all of that … People need a coach who stands behind their players as if anything. I don’t think that It is fair, life is not fair, to play for. A part in a coach who cares about and supports his players should be a part of why he has to resign, then I don’t Wants to be a part of it. “

Truth Harris, now in the NCAA transfer portal, told ESPN that Shay’s resignation was insane and also a sign of larger issues.

“I personally think his resignation is insanity,” Harris told ESPN. “It shows a lot from what is going on in this city and in this country right now.”

In February, Tennessee lawmakers insisted on stopping protests during the national anthem before sporting events after ETSU took a knee before the matchup against Chatanogo on February 15.

Shay fully supported his players’ right to protest during the national anthem and is now without a job.