BIG XII

More often than not, athletes are told to "stay in their lane" when it comes to social and political issues. Anybody else remember "Shut up and dribble"? Thankfully, the BIG XII doesn't share that point of view. So, during the height of the George Floyd protests, the conference encouraged their student-athletes to use their platform to raise their voices against injustice.

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Every day, I am grateful that I was the writer who helped remind our country that we're all multi-dimensional and possess the inalienable right of free speech.