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Michigan State University has issued an apology after a shocking moment drew backlash during the team’s game against rival Michigan on Saturday afternoon.
The Spartans were running a trivia segment on the scoreboard during a stoppage in play when an image of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was put on the screen along with a question about his birth country.
After the overwhelmingly negative reaction, Michigan State put a statement on the scoreboard saying it uses a third party for the content and will no longer be using that company.
Michigan State has issued an apology after asking a trivia question about Hitler’s birth country at its game tonight:
"MSU will not be using the third-party source going forward and will implement stronger screening and approval procedures" pic.twitter.com/JYUJfYoM0U
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) October 22, 2023
“We are deeply sorry for the content that was displayed, as this is not representative of our institutional values,” Michigan State associate athletic director Matt Larson said in a statement.
“MSU will not be using the third-party source going forward and will implement stronger screening and approval procedures for all videoboard content in the future.”
Michigan State did not show any more quizzes on the scoreboard for the remainder of the game.
On the field for the Spartans, things didn’t go much better. Michigan State was on the receiving end of a 49-0 beatdown courtesy of the No. 2 Wolverines.
Up next for Michigan State is a trip to TCF Bank Stadium in Week 9 to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Luckily, they will not be in charge of the scoreboard.
