If the school’s management requires them to do so, Louisiana State University football coach Brian Kelly says he and his team will “proudly have” for the federal song. However, he also justified the college’s previous practice of not doing so.
The LSU women’s basketball team reacted politically last week when they exited the judge during the national anthem in preparation for their lost to Iowa and Caitlin Clark in their Elite Eight contest.
Kim Mulkey, the humorous women’s coach at LSU, blew off the condemnation of her group using the excuse that LSU teams always stand up for the music. But, next Monday’s game was not uncommon in that respect.
Additionally, the school stated that the majority of its teams do n’t play the national anthem on the court or field. Alternatively, they enter their respective vault areas to begin their preliminary routines.
On September 30, 2023, in Oxford, Mississippi, LSU Tigers mind coach Brian Kelly prepares for their game against the Mississippi Separatists at Vaught- Hemingway Stadium. ( Michael Chang/Getty Images )
However, the indignation Mulkey stirred did not sit correctly with Louisiana’s Republican Gov. Who spearheaded calls for Louisiana to alter its anti-anthem process and mandate that all teams stand for the national anthem is led by Jeff Landry.
According to Fox News, LSU men’s trainer Kelly is now saying that they will stand up for the song if the university tells them to do so.
” I saw it. Everyone has made remarks about it, I’m sure of them. I know we put out a statement, ( LSU athletic director ) Scott Woodward put out a statement as well”, Kelly said…” I think our football players would echo this — is that if, at any time, we’re required to be out there, we’ll be wherever we’re told to be. And that’s the base line. We’re going to stand up for the national song if our leadership wants us to play the song.
He went on to say,” It’s just the way that it has been scripted. And I’ve been doing this for 33 times. I have the record for the number of times I’ve been on stage for the national anthem in 33 times on my side. That’s not to suggest we’re against what the government is saying”.
Louisiana Tigers head coach Brian Kelly reacts to the Alabama Crimson Tide in a match at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 5, 2022. ( Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images )
” We are aware of the governor’s origin.” We’ll are- look at the plans, and I stand by what Scott has said. When I think back to the Army match, I remember how proud we were of the Army’s efforts to show our loyalty and patriotic support there. Finally, we’ll be able to get past this very shortly”, Kelly concluded.
For his piece, Gov. Landry argued that playing the song was just as important as doing anything else.
The American sport’s national anthem is just as important as the activity itself, according to the adage. And the absence of a policy that says,” Listen, these people are going to be out there and respect the flag and respect those who go out there and guard us,” he claimed, is “really insulting in and of itself.”
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