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When National Anthem Isn’t Played Before College Football Game, Team and Fans Respond in Act of Patriotism

Amanda Prestigiacomo

On Saturday, a college football team from upstate New York suffered a season-ending loss at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Stadium. But, frankly, the St. John Fisher College football team accomplished something more important that night.

At a time when national anthem protests are sweeping the nation, the Fisher football team went a drastically different direction, taking it upon themselves to belt-out the words of the national anthem when the patriotic song was conspicuously missing from the pre-game rituals. Fans took the patriotic gesture as a cue, proudly singing along with the players.

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