Chris Murphy’s toxic race-baiting has no place in college sports

Politics can bring out the worst in us, and when it comes to college sports, it has brought the worst out in Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT).

Chris Murphy’s toxic race-baiting has no place in college sports

TL;DR

  • Sen. Chris Murphy criticized comments made by former coach Nick Saban.
  • Murphy argued that the 'chaos' in college sports is actually athletes gaining bargaining power.
  • He suggested that this shift in power is disliked by white coaches and sports industry executives.
  • Murphy's statement was made in response to Saban's case for the Protect College Sports Act on College GameDay.