Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin praised the school's decision to cancel an on-campus white nationalist rally scheduled for next month, saying he is "proud" of university leadership.
Sumlin addressed reporters Saturday for the first time since Texas A&M called off the "White Lives Matter" on Monday, citing a "major security risk."
"I'm really proud of [the school's decision]," Sumlin said. "I was thankful and very, very proud of Chancellor Sharp and our president to put an end to it."
A former Texas A&M student named Preston Wiginton organized the rally for Sept. 11, saying he was inspired by last weekend's white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a vehicle plowed into a group of counterprotesters, killing at least one and injuring 19.