Marcus Stokes, one of the country’s best high school football players, lost his University of Florida scholarship after posting a clip while rapping the n-word.
The University of Florida is a public research university and therefore should be mindful of he First Amendment.
In the video that he posted on social media, the quarterback recruit rapped, “Welcome back, n***a”.
He was heavily criticized online because of the video, with the University of Florida responding by pulling his scholarship.
“I was in my car listening to rap music, rapping along to the words and posted a video of it on social media”, Stokes tweeted.
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