Coaches and athletic officials from Mississippi’s eight public universities convened at the state legislature on Thursday with a common goal: changing the state’s controversial flag.
The group of more than 50, highlighted by newly-hired football coaches Lane Kiffin of Ole Miss and Mike Leach of Mississippi State, are calling for the Confederate emblem to be removed from the flag. In addition to Ole Miss and Mississippi State, coaches and administrators from Alcorn State, Delta State, Jackson State, Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi Valley State and Southern Mississippi were also in attendance.
Leach, entering his first season at Mississippi State after lengthy stints at Texas Tech and Washington State, is looking at the issue practically.