A scandal gripped the press, campus and administration of the University of Nebraska in October 1913.
A Black football player and budding law student was the target of an attempt to force the Huskers from fielding their finest lineman. Though the tremors of this controversy would be felt for the next 40 years, its place on the front page would only last a few weeks and be spoken of sparingly, if at all, afterward.
Clinton Ross, a native of Emporia, Kansas, began attending NU in 1911 where he played football for three years while studying. He was a key part of Nebraskaâs offensive line in seasons where the Huskers only lost two games total.