In response to the recent surge in national support for the Black Lives Matter movement, Ole Miss Esports publicly announced their removal of the name “Rebels” from their team and from all team-affiliated hashtags, making them the first university sports program to ever do so.
“If you can alter something to make something seem more inclusive to the people around you, why would you not?” esports president Sergio Brack said.“If this will make people feel more welcome in our organization and will make people take notice that we’re taking a stand against racial inequality — especially with all of the stuff happening around the world — then that’s what we’re going to do.