Oklahoma football players, alongside head coach Lincoln Riley, marched arm-in-arm down the south oval on Friday morning in a display of unity and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
They marched to OU’s Unity Garden, where Riley took a moment to address the media members in attendance with a statement.
Lead by Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley, Creed Humphrey and Chanse Sylvie, the #Sooners are walking arms linked to the South Oval at the University of Oklahoma: pic.twitter.com/yyRJalLBY6
— Kegan Reneau (@KeganReneau) August 28, 2020
In addition to the live demonstration, a number of players and coaches expressed their unity via Twitter, tweeting out an image of the team standing together with a pair of hashtags: Black Lives Matter and Unity.
#BlackLivesMatter | #Unity pic.twitter.com/J7q5Qy8tws
— Lincoln Riley (@LincolnRiley) August 28, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter #Unity pic.twitter.com/SnvaKmxlon
— Spencer Rattler (@SpencerRattler) August 28, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter #Unity pic.twitter.com/pr1h1C9tq2
— Coach Grinch (@CoachGrinch) August 28, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter #Unity pic.twitter.com/Vft4XlLyuK
— Creed Humphrey (@creed_humphrey) August 28, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter #UNITY pic.twitter.com/RIVRlc4e5m
— DeMarco Murray (@DeMarcoMurray) August 28, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter #Unity pic.twitter.com/jdhLFpFeqe
— B. Radley (@Bookie_44) August 28, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter #Unity pic.twitter.com/7knkryHK8a
— Bill Bedenbaugh (@OU_CoachB) August 28, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter #Unity pic.twitter.com/kH21hWS8RY
— Patrick Fields (@PatrickFields24) August 28, 2020
At the time of this post, more than 60 Oklahoma players and coaches have tweeted the image and caption.
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