A University of Tennessee and Vol Network sports reporter has resigned from her position after racists tweets from her past resurfaced earlier this week, the athletic department told Adam Sparks of Knox News.
Kasey Funderburg, a Tennessee alum, released a statement on Wednesday apologizing for her use of a racial slur in tweets from 2013 and ’14. In her apology, she called her choice of words “unacceptable and ignorant.”
“I sincerely apologize for using offensive language and to anyone I hurt or offended with those remarks,” Funderburg’s statement read. “I take full responsibility for my actions.