During the Big Ten contest between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Nebraska Cornhuskers, Iowa’s defensive tackle Faith Ekakitie experienced some racial slurs. According to Ekakitie himself, a member of the Cornhuskers crossed the line.
Currently, both schools are investigating the matter.
“In addition, we are conducting our own internal review of the matter. Regardless of the outcome of our review, Nebraska Athletics does not condone such conduct of any kind, at any time, by anyone associated with our athletics program,” the statement said.
Here’s what Ekakitie had to say.
“Anyone that is willing to openly go out of their way and throw that around — even in a competitive environment — I think you’re a piece of trash,” he said.
There’s no place for this in sports. Period.