By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor
A star baseball player for the University of Georgia was dismissed from the team after being called out for allegedly yelling racial slurs during a Georgia football game Saturday.
According to ESPN, several students watching the game from the stands claim to have heard junior first basemen Adam Sasser shout racist remarks at freshmen quarterback Justin Fields. One student in particular tweeted that he heard Sasser call Field a “n*gg*r.”http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/24884065/georgia-bulldogs-baseball-player-adam-sasser-dismissed-team-amid-alleged-racial-slurs
University of Georgia baseball player Adam Sasser (l), was heard by students attending a football game shout racist remarks at University of Georgia freshman quarterback Justin Fields (r) at a game. (Photo Courtesy: Georgiadogs.com and AP/John Bazemore)
“Being raised in a predominantly Black area, I’ve never in 18 years heard a White person say the n***er, but let me tell y’all cause I heard it today at the UGA vs Tenn game and I’m still shaken,” tweeted Jordan Ariel Goolsby, a freshman at UGA. “‘Put the n**er in…’- referring to Justin Fields is what a young adult White male screamed while surrounded by Black students.,” https://twitter.com/bigtimejg/status/1046166119336353792?s=20
Another student that overheard Sasser’s alleged comments was Klarissa Gulebian, who posted on Facebook about the incident. Gulebian said she made her post because she felt there was a lack of response from the police despite her alerting them during the game that someone was using racial slurs.
“This isn’t the first time this kind of issue has happened on campus, and I didn’t want to let this go unheard,” Gulebian said. “Nothing was being done about these situations, and people aren’t talking about it enough.”
Once students discovered that the offender was on the baseball team, they filed complaints with the coaching staff, ultimately prompting Sasser’s dismissal.
Sasser issued an apology via Twitter.
“First and foremost, I want to apologize for my actions at the football game on Saturday,” Sasser said on Twitter. “I totally understand why my actions were offensive and I am deeply sorry for any pain or distress this has caused anyone. Secondly, I would like to apologize to the University of Georgia, my teammates and my coaches for the past 3 years and say that I am extremely sorry I have put you all in this position and wish nothing but the best for everyone. I deeply regret disappointing each of you and will do everything in my power to never disappoint any of you again.” https://twitter.com/adamsasser/status/1047607942235742210?s=21
