However, there is a discrepancy in who is tweeting out support when it comes to this #CSUunited letter.Also, it can be true that some players very well could have been on the receiving end of some sort of racial abuse or threats against playing time for not following COVID-19 protocol, and it can be true that players are saying everything is fine and back the coaching staff.With a big team sport like football, position groups likely are around each other more often compared to others on the team with a different experience with the football team. Numerous Colorado State football players tweeted out a statement in support of head coach Steve Addazio on Saturday. All Rights Reserved. To even hint that he or the football team he leads is racist is shameful. Multiple Colorado State football players denied the troubling allegations that the coaching staff is forcing players to hide coronavirus symptoms "Moreover, CSU Athletics is committed to the health and well-being of student-athletes above all other priorities, and this includes their mental health. [jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Lack Of NCAA Leadership Is Why College Football Is In Disarray Mountain West Football: Three QBs Named to Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List [jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Mountain West Schools Discuss Cancellation Of Fall Sports [jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Air Force To Try To Play Army, Navy In Football, Other Sports [jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Mountain West Cancels Fall Football Season [jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Power 5 Discussing Not Playing College Football [jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] PODCAST: Mountain West Tweaks Schedule; Questions Loom Over Season [jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] PODCAST: Colorado State Is Looking Into Allegations Regarding Race, Violating COVID Protocols [jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] MAC Cancels Football, Fall Sports With Hopes Of A Spring Season [jwplayer 0xdYJe2u-sNi3MVSU] 2020 Mountain West Football Top 50 Players: #17, Boise State DB Kekaula Kaniho The latest comes from a group of players who have written a letter in support of Colorado State head coach Steve Addazio with this #CSUUnited letter backing the new staff. After a scathing report accusing Colorado State University football team staff of racism, CSU officials suspended football activity to investigate. Colorado State Players Claim Football Coaches Intimidated Them for Following COVID Restrictions this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. "This football team has matured and positively developed since Coach Addazio's arrival. “To be absolutely clear, we have not experienced any racially insensitive comments to our teammates from the athletic department or coaching staff,” the letter said. ""To be absolutely clear, we have not experienced any racially insensitive comments to our teammates from the athletic department or coaching staff," the letter said. A group of Colorado State football players released a letter Saturday disputing allegations of racial abuse and intimidation against coach Steve Addazio and his staff.The letter's release comes one day after athletics director Joe Parker “Today we learned of some extremely troubling allegations of racism and verbal abuse from CSU’s athletic administration generally and in the football program specifically," Parker's statement read. First, there were The latest comes from a group of players who have written a letter in support of Colorado State head coach Steve Addazio with this “To be absolutely clear, we have not experienced any racially insensitive comments to our teammates from the athletic department or coaching staff,” the letter said. We believe it is our responsibility to make sure that all student-athletes feel welcomed and valued as members of an inclusive athletics community.”The school decided to halt activities after a report surfaced in which a number of CSU football players and athletics department staff have alleged that they've been instructed The report also said that coaches threatened to reduce playing time for players if they quarantine and that coaches have adjusted contact tracing reports to keep from disrupting the team's practice schedule.Several players took to social media on Friday to deny the report.On Saturday, a group called #CSUunited released its letter and claimed the accusations are false.