This dude was going into the homes of black players to talk to their family and recruit their kid to play at Auburn. Unbelievable
At Ole Miss in 1997, Tuberville called for fans to stop waving the Confederate flag at football games; now, he’s linking himself to Trump, who has called the Confederate flag a proud symbol of the American South. It seems that Tuberville’s stance had less to do with opposing a symbol of generational racism than with his desire to recruit Black players who could help him win games. “In the state of Mississippi, the best players are Black,” Tuberville reportedly told public relations pioneer Harold Burson in 1997. “With the flags on campus, we’re not getting our share of Black players that are going to other schools.”
Even When He Was a Coach, Tommy Tuberville Was the Worst Kind of Politician