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Illinois College Football Coach Posts ‘All Lives Matter’ Sign Before Leaving Team

Illinois College Football Coach Posts ‘All Lives Matter’ Sign Before Leaving Team
An Illinois State Redbirds football player squares off against a member of the Northwestern Wildcats team in Evanston, Ill., on Sept. 10, 2016. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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9/29/2020|Updated: 9/29/2020

An Illinois State University football coach, who served as the Redbirds’ offensive coordinator, departed from the football program last week, leaving a note on the door that said, “All Lives Matter to Our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ.”

Kurt Beathard told The Pantagraph he left the note before he parted ways with the team but declined to comment further about the circumstances surrounding his departure.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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