The Florida State football team found itself embroiled in controversy Monday.
The FSU Recruiting Twitter account that is associated with the team sent out an image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. appearing to do the school's tomahawk chop on Martin Luther King Day. One of King's quotes was included in the picture.
Myron Medcalf of ESPN sent along an image of the since-deleted tweet:
Myron MedcalfFor those who didn’t see this Florida State tweet before they took it down ... How does this happen? https://t.co/bWsVURkHX8
Florida State then issued an apology through the same Twitter account:
"In a well-intentioned effort to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr.