By james art While the Texas Tech football team may have fallen to TCU on Saturday in Fort Worth, social media was ablaze with a Red Raider kicking stunt that captured national attention.
During the game, Texas Tech player Reese Burkhardt revealed a political statement written on a T-shirt under his uniform: “TRUMP 24 MAGA.”
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Fans quickly took to social media to support Burkhardt.
Others weren’t so happy about it.
An Avalanche-Journal reader emailed a reporter saying, “This kid should be fined or sanctioned! So disrespectful and has no place in college athletics. It makes me ashamed to be a graduate.”
The stunt even garnered national attention when former President Donald Trump’s campaign social media account posted the endorsement.
As of 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Texas Tech University or Texas Tech Athletics had not released an official statement about the incident.