Nevada football coach Norvell issues statement relating his experiences with racism

After reflecting on the intense, stressful and powerful events of the past week -- the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which led to the protests and rioting in Reno and around the nation -- Nevada football coach Jay Norvell issued a statement Monday sharing his feelings.

Norvell, entering his fourth season at Nevada, wrote that he waited a week after the death of Floyd so as not to be reactionary and to discuss the events with his players and assistant coaches.

Norvell wrote:

"I feel that the images of the last couple of weeks have hit all of us to the core.

"As a black man I have seen more than five decades of racism – nearly my entire life. The recent killings of Ahmaud Arbery and…