Tuesday, we posted a video of Goldy the Gopher mocking Jerome Hayes' prayer before the game.
Now, Minnesota issued an apology to Hayes and Penn State for the Gopher's antics, saying it didn't mean to offend religion.
"It certainly wasn't his intent to offend anyone or trivialize their religion," school spokesman Dan Wolter wrote in an e-mail. "The life of a mascot at a sporting event is fast-paced and enormously high-energy. This was plainly a mistake. On behalf of Goldy and the University of Minnesota, I want to apologize to the Penn State player involved and anyone else who may have taken offense from this incident. We have reiterated to Goldy the importance of exercising appropriate religious sensitivity in the future."
Goldy's identity was not outted.
More to come after class.
-Mink
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