Colorado State apologizes to BYU for derogatory chants as 11th-ranked Cougars beat Rams 41-23
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The school said that “mocking anyone’s faith has no place at CSU.” BYU is the flagship school for what's widely known as the Mormon church. The chants were predominantly pregame and coming from the student section.
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