The Legacy Over Image movement was started by the Minority Student-Athlete Collective (MSAC) in the summer of 2020. This movement was founded by student-athletes here at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that saw the need for improvement in the UNL athletics department.

In an open letter to the university, MSAC states their message and their purpose, the letter states “Here at Nebraska Athletics, we are taught to strive for excellence on the field, in the classroom, and within the community. The events of the past few months have shown that our nation, our communities, and our university have not reached the pinnacle of excellence.”

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The letter then outlines the changes they wish to see within the university athletics program. These changes range from more persons of color representation in administration or in coaching positions, to acknowledgment of the prejudiced past of the athletics department. The hope for these requests: “To make Nebraska what Nebraska must become.”