Missouri College Drops Nike After Kaepernick Campaign Rollout

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick walks off the field after warm ups before an NFL preseason football game against the San Diego Chargers in San Diego on Sept. 1, 2016. AP Photo/Denis Poroy

A college in Missouri has announced that it’s dropping Nike, following the rollout of a new campaign featuring controversial former football player Colin Kaepernick.

The College of the Ozarks, a private Christian college in Point Lookout, said in a statement that it would choose its “country over company.”

College Drops Nike

College of the Ozarks President Jerry Davis said in a statement that his college will remove all athletic uniforms purchased by Nike or that contain the Nike emblem; student-athletes will no longer wear any brand clothing either.