Three Mizzou players issue statement on current status of football team

In the wake of Missouri president Tim Wolfe's resignation amid racial tension at the school, Tigers football players J'Mon Moore, Ian Simon and Charles Harris read a statement at Carnahan Quad on Monday, divulging the current status of the football team. 

Here is the statement from Simon, a senior safety:

It was a thoughtful piece, speaking about the kinship between the football team and the rest of the student body. As noted by the statement, a goal of connection within the community is desired. 

Sophomores Harris and Moore also offered thoughts:

For months, black student groups had complained that Wolfe was unresponsive to racial slurs and other slights on the overwhelmingly white main campus of the state's four-college system. The complaints came to a head two days ago, when at least 30 black football players announced they would not play until the president left. Graduate student Jonathan Butler went on a hunger strike as part of protests against Wolfe. 

Wolfe, a former business executive with no previous experience in academic leadership, took "full responsibility for the frustration" students expressed and said their complaints were "clear" and "real."

Football practice was to resume Tuesday ahead of Saturday's game against Brigham Young University at Arrowhead Stadium, the home of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs. Canceling the game could have cost the school more than $1 million. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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