Koy Moore, LSU Freshman Wide Receiver
LSU Coach Ed Orgeron says he met with freshman wide receiver Koy Moore and his family after Moore stated he was violated by Baton Rouge Police Officers Saturday night. Moore, who is black, said that officers pulled guns on him and tried to unzip his pants as they suspected he had a gun and drugs in his possession. Orgeron says there is no place in America for racism or social injustice.
“I want to thank Chief Murphy Paul for acting quickly and investigating this. From what I’ve heard is the three officers were put on paid administrative leave,” said Orgeron.
Moore claims officers backed off after he said he was an LSU football player. Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome has promised a thorough investigation and Police Chief Murphy Paul has already placed the three officers involved on administrative leave.
In addition to the investigation involving police and Moore, Orgeron also announced the team is dealing with another coronavirus outbreak days before playing number one ranked Alabama.
“I can tell you that we do have players that have COVID, and we do have some players that are quarantined. I can’t tell you the numbers, I’m going to let the doctors take care of all that. We are focusing on playing Alabama Saturday night,” said Orgeron.
Orgeron says starters are among the group of players who are in quarantine. The coach would not say how many and he was asked if it was enough to appeal to the SEC to postpone the game.
“I let the doctors and Scott Woodward handle all that stuff, those things and those numbers are very fluid right now,” said Orgeron.
Orgeron also said quarterback Miles Brennan is out for the Bama game and could miss the rest of the year due to an injury he suffered in the third game.
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