The Univ. of Oregon has issued an apology after some of its students were seen and heard chanting 'f*** the Mormons' during the Ducks' game against BYU on Saturday.
The Univ. of Oregon has issued an apology ... after some of its students were seen and heard chanting"f*** the Mormons" during the Ducks' game against BYU on Saturday.
The school released the mea culpa on social media on Sunday -- calling their fans' chants"offensive and disgraceful." "These types of actions go against everything the university stands for, and it goes against the spirit of competition," the school said."We can and will do better as a campus community that has no place for hate, bias or bigotry."
The chants broke out at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon following a Cougars touchdown in the second quarter of BYU's 41-20 loss ... with multiple people screaming the crass comments while clapping their hands.
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