(CNN) The Southeastern Conference, the preeminent and powerhouse collegiate athletics conference in the South, made their message clear: Mississippi must change their flag or they may not get championship events. Mississippi is the only state in the South that has yet to remove the Confederate flag from being prominently displayed on their state flag. "It is past time for change to be made to the flag of the State of Mississippi," SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement posted to Twitter . Sankey went on to say that if Mississippi refuses to change their flag this time, they will consider banning championship events from the state until it is. Reeves has not taken a side on the issue, only saying that the people of Mississippi should vote on changing the flag.

Source: CNN June 19, 2020 14:03 UTC