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Utah State Players Opt out of Final Game over President's Comments on Head Coach


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Utah State football team players have opted out of their regular-season finale Saturday against Colorado State, citing alleged comments from university president Noelle Cockett regarding interim head coach Frank Maile s religious and cultural background.
The team issued a statement to Brett McMurphy of Stadium that began as follows:
The Utah State football players have decided to opt out of our game against Colorado State due to ongoing inequality and prejudicial issues between the players, coaches, and the USU administration.
On Tuesday, December 8th, the Utah State University Football Leadership Council held a zoom meeting with Noelle Cockett, President of USU, and John Hartwell, the Athletic Director. The purpose of the meeting was to have a say in the search for our new head coach. During the meeting, we voiced our support for Interim Head Coach Frank Maile. ....

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Utah State football opts out of finale after president's alleged remarks


Dec 11, 2020
Utah State won t play its scheduled game against Colorado State on Saturday, the school announced Friday. The team s players reportedly voted to not play following Utah State President Noelle Cockett s alleged comments about interim head coach Frank Maile. 
Cockett allegedly made comments to Utah State Athletic Director John Hartwell about Maile s religious and cultural background while discussing the coach s candidacy for the full-time position on a Zoom call Tuesday.
Maile, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is a former Utah State football player. Disturbed by the comments, one Utah State player conducted an anonymous players-only survey asking the players if they were on the Zoom call and whether they were concerned about anything discussed during the call, according to ....

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Aggies opt out of final game after USU president's alleged disparaging remarks about coach Frank Maile


LOGAN Utah State s football season is over before the Aggies regular-season finale at Colorado State.
The Aggies (1-5) will not play the regular-season finale against the Rams after the majority of players voted to opt out of the game, as first reported by Stadium s Brett McMurphy.
The report indicates that Utah State players were dumbfounded by remarks made by Utah State University President Noelle Cockett during a Zoom call with players and athletic director John Hartwell regarding Maile s potential candidacy for the permanent head coaching position.
The players said they felt Cockett raised issues with Maile s religious and cultural backgrounds, which led to a players-only survey that prompted the opt-out. ....

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