that we find ourself in the place that we do. >> reporter: nearly half of the missouri tigers football team fueled the cause by threatening to stay off the practice field in protest. their head coach announced support with a single image of his players locking arms. the team was prepared to boycott its next game, a move which could have cost the school a million dollars. this morning a faculty walkout added even more pressure. missouri journalist and professor cynthia frisbee says she's seen it. >> i've been here 18 years and this is nothing new. so i've been called the word too many times to talk about it on camera and to write them all out -- >> reporter: jonathan butler has ended his hunger strike. the football players will be back on the field tomorrow. but the student struggle is far from over. so what happens next? the group at the head of this movement say they are still standing behind their long list of demands, some of which, jake, the university says are actually being taken into account and