During the first pandemic summer and soon after George Floyd’s murder, the BYU football team held a players-only meeting.

The college students wanted to add messages to their uniforms or warm-up clothing like other teams and players. The issue was agreeing on a message to meet the moment without adding to the controversy swirling around Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter or diversity, equity and inclusion.

“With their own inspiration, they came up with what was a perfect solution,” former BYU President Kevin Worthen said Tuesday during a panel discussion of past and present university presidents.

That fall, the football team wore, to national acclaim, warm-up shirts that said “We are one” on the front and “Love One Another” on the back .

“It was a great example of people receiving

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