The US Navy has concluded students accused of flashing a controversial hand sign during the Army-Navy football game last week were simply playing an “immature” game.
The Naval Academy similarly concluded the midshipmen were “participating in a sophomoric game.”
“We investigated this matter thoroughly,” Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, 60th superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, said in a news release. “Last Saturday we had reason to believe these actions were an innocent game and not linked to extremism, but we must take allegations such as these very seriously. We are disappointed by the immature behavior of the cadets,” reports TotalProSports.
That incident happened during ESPN’s telecast of “College GameDay,” where ESPN reporter Rece Davis was doing a live segment from the sidelines and several cadets behind him could be seen flashing the “OK” hand gesture in the background.
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