- ABC News
- June 25, 2020
Football coaches Lane Kiffin and Mike Leach were part of a contingent from Ole Miss and Mississippi State addressing the state legislature Thursday and lobbying for the Confederate emblem to be removed from the Mississippi flag. "We removed the flag from our campus five years ago, so we've made it clear that it doesn't represent who we are at Ole Miss," Kiffin told ESPN. "Today is another big step in doing our part to move the state forward and ensure a more welcoming environment for everyone. This is extremely important to me and to our players. Time to change!" Kiffin, who was hired by Ole Miss in December, told ESPN earlier this month that he "fully supported" the wishes of his players to have a statue of a saluting Confederate soldier moved from its spot on Ole Miss' campus. Kiffin and Leach, who was hired in January, were part of a group of 46 coaches and administrators from eight public universities in the state who were scheduled to address the state...