Mississippi State RB Kylin Hill draws praise for helping spur change in Mississippi's state flag

Posted Jun 29, 2020
Big change is coming to the state of Mississippi moving forward, as the state legislature voted to remove the Confederate emblem from the state flag. This comes after Mississippi State RB Kylin Hill tweeted earlier this week that he’d have nothing to do with the state until it changed the flag. The SEC and other conferences followed suit. (Saturday Down South)

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