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

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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.
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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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