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<p>The University of Florida has yanked a sports scholarship from a star high school football recruit after the athlete was caught using racist language in a video that went viral online.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.si.com/college/florida/recruiting/florida-gators-recruiting-withdraw-quarterback-commit-marcus-stokes-scholarship-offer"><em>Sports Illustrated</em></a>, the Division I school pulled the 2023 scholarship for quarterback Marcus Stokes—a top recruit and senior at Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida—on Sunday for the offensive language.</p>
<p>“Welcome back, n----,” Stokes is heard saying in a video as he sings along to music while riding in a car.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/high-school-football-star-marcus-stokes-loses-university-of-florida-scholarship-after-using-n-word?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->
The University of Florida has yanked a sports scholarship from a star high school football recruit after the athlete was caught using racist language in a video that went viral online.
According to Sports Illustrated, the Division I school pulled the 2023 scholarship for quarterback Marcus Stokes—a top recruit and senior at Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida—on Sunday for the offensive language.
“Welcome back, n—-,” Stokes is heard saying in a video as he sings along to music while riding in a car.
