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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/louisiana-gov-jeff-landry-calls-policy-change-lsu-womens-basketball-misses-national-anthem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">started a firestorm</a> on social media Tuesday when he called for a policy change after the LSU women’s basketball team, sticking to its pregame routine, skipped the national anthem.The moment, caught <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/kim-mulkey-lsu-anthem-snub" target="_blank" rel="noopener">by OutKick’s</a> Dan Zaksheske at LSU’s Elite Eight matchup against Iowa, prompted Landry to call on schools to require a policy for student-athletes to be present for "The Star-Spangled Banner."The Republican governor explained his reasoning to anchor Sandra Smith on "America Reports."<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</a>"I’m not calling out the players or coach Mulkey. I support coach Mulkey. My statement said that. I think this is a bigger question," Landry said on <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/shows/america-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News Channel</a>. "This is a bigger problem for collegiate sports nationally and in Louisiana. I just sent out a letter to each one of our college boards telling them that those college boards should put in place a policy that respects the national anthem. "The national anthem is as much a part of American sports as is the actual game that's being played. And the fact that there is not a policy, and it says, ‘Listen, these players are going to be out there and respect the flag and respect those that go out there and protect us is really disrespectful in and of itself.’"So, it's unfortunate that LSU was not there at that particular time. Iowa was on the field that highlighted the particular problem. And what we're going to do is work in Louisiana. Say, ‘Listen, college athletes need to understand that in order to be truly united, in order to truly have civics and civility, we all need to be united under one flag and respect that anthem.’"<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lsu-star-angel-reese-declares-wnba-draft" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LSU STAR ANGEL REESE DECLARES FOR WNBA DRAFT</a>Mulkey said after the game that nothing was "intentionally" done, that it was just part of the team’s routine. An LSU spokesman said the team hasn’t been out for the national anthem for several seasons."Well, again, I think that's something that the athletic department, the college president, the university president, the Board of Supervisors, and not just LSU, but other colleges and universities in Louisiana as well," Landry continued. "Look, I went out and threw one of the first pitches for the Florida-LSU game several weeks ago. The first thing the baseball team did, we had the national anthem. Both the teams were out there. "If you have consistency, you don't have these kind of problems. And guess what? It's as much a part of the fan experience, just like you said. I mean, think about a Little League baseball game. I've seen kids be more behaved during the national anthem than they are during the sport itself because it's a respect for our nation. And that's what I think we should be getting back to."Landry was asked whether, per his policy, players would be required to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/news-events/national-anthem-protests" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stand for the anthem</a>."That's what the university should put in place," he added. "They should. Everybody should respect the flag. If you don't like it, well, guess what? You don't have to play the sport. I would hope that all of the Final Four teams would be out there respecting our nation and letting everyone know that we're united under one flag."Follow Fox News Digital’s<a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> sports coverage on X</a> and subscribe to<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</a>.

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content: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/louisiana-gov-jeff-landry-calls-policy-change-lsu-womens-basketball-misses-national-anthem"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">started a firestorm</a> on social media Tuesday when
 he called for a policy change after the LSU women’s basketball team, sticking to
 its pregame routine, skipped the national anthem.The moment, caught <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/kim-mulkey-lsu-anthem-snub"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">by OutKick’s</a> Dan Zaksheske at LSU’s Elite Eight
 matchup against Iowa, prompted Landry to call on schools to require a policy for
 student-athletes to be present for "The Star-Spangled Banner."The Republican
 governor explained his reasoning to anchor Sandra Smith on "America Reports."<a
 href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK
 HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</a>"I’m not calling
 out the players or coach Mulkey. I support coach Mulkey. My statement said that.
 I think this is a bigger question," Landry said on <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/shows/america-reports"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News Channel</a>. "This is a bigger problem for
 collegiate sports nationally and in Louisiana. I just sent out a letter to each
 one of our college boards telling them that those college boards should put in place
 a policy that respects the national anthem. "The national anthem is as much
 a part of American sports as is the actual game that's being played. And the fact
 that there is not a policy, and it says, ‘Listen, these players are going to be
 out there and respect the flag and respect those that go out there and protect us
 is really disrespectful in and of itself.’"So, it's unfortunate that LSU
 was not there at that particular time. Iowa was on the field that highlighted the
 particular problem. And what we're going to do is work in Louisiana. Say, ‘Listen,
 college athletes need to understand that in order to be truly united, in order to
 truly have civics and civility, we all need to be united under one flag and respect
 that anthem.’"<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lsu-star-angel-reese-declares-wnba-draft"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">LSU STAR ANGEL REESE DECLARES FOR WNBA DRAFT</a>Mulkey
 said after the game that nothing was "intentionally" done, that it was just part
 of the team’s routine. An LSU spokesman said the team hasn’t been out for the national
 anthem for several seasons."Well, again, I think that's something that the
 athletic department, the college president, the university president, the Board
 of Supervisors, and not just LSU, but other colleges and universities in Louisiana
 as well," Landry continued. "Look, I went out and threw one of the first pitches
 for the Florida-LSU game several weeks ago. The first thing the baseball team did,
 we had the national anthem. Both the teams were out there. "If you have consistency,
 you don't have these kind of problems. And guess what? It's as much a part of the
 fan experience, just like you said. I mean, think about a Little League baseball
 game. I've seen kids be more behaved during the national anthem than they are during
 the sport itself because it's a respect for our nation. And that's what I think
 we should be getting back to."Landry was asked whether, per his policy, players
 would be required to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/news-events/national-anthem-protests"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">stand for the anthem</a>."That's what the
 university should put in place," he added. "They should. Everybody should respect
 the flag. If you don't like it, well, guess what? You don't have to play the sport.
 I would hope that all of the Final Four teams would be out there respecting our
 nation and letting everyone know that we're united under one flag."Follow
 Fox News Digital’s<a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener"> sports coverage on X</a>
 and subscribe to<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</a>.
summary: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry appeared on &quot;America Reports&quot; Wednesday
 to explain his issue with LSU not sticking around for the national anthem.
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