ESPN announcer Robert Lee originally scheduled to call Week 1 Virginia game

ESPN announcer Robert Lee was originally scheduled to work Virginia’s Sept. 2 game at home against William & Mary until a white supremacy rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Lee, who works games for ESPN’s digital channels, had been set to do the play-by-play for the ESPN3 broadcast of the game. The white supremacists had originally gathered under the guise of protesting Charlottesville’s plans to remove a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. The University of Virginia is in Charlottesville.

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  ESPN removes Robert Lee from Virginia/William & Mary broadcast

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  ESPN reassigns commentator Robert Lee over ‘name coincidence’

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Fearless 20: Murray's Impact

20. Oklahoma Hands a Beating to Texas. The odd couple. USA Today Sports Breakdown: I figure this is one that Oklahoma fans won't be upset I started off with. This is such a multi-faceted game and it's always so hard to foresee but I look over