The NCAA’s new championship policy applies to every state, but actually just Mississippi.
With the United States collectively deciding it’s had enough of celebrating long-dead racists, the top authority in college sports is throwing its hat in the ring. The NCAA announced on Friday that any state where the Confederate flag has a “prominent presence” is barred from hosting collegiate championship games.
There are two important bits of context here. The first is that the NCAA’s previous policy already barred predetermined championship events from being held in states that still fly the stars and bars. Many, but not all, sports championships are scheduled at neutral venues years in advance rather than hosted by a competing school. Read more…
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