The comments came Tuesday, when Cockett was part of a Zoom call discussing Maile's candidacy for the head football coaching job, according to the report. "On Tuesday, December 8th, the Utah State University Football Leadership Council held a zoom meeting with Noelle Cockett, President of USU, and John Hartwell, the Athletic Director. On November 7, Utah State fired head football coach Gary Andersen, moving then-assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator Maile up to the interim position. According to ESPN , Utah State is hiring Blake Anderson, who was the head coach at Arkansas State this season. We are highlighting the ongoing problems of inequality and want to create a better future for the community of Logan and Utah State University."

Source: CNN December 12, 2020 02:40 UTC