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‘Make college football great again’: US Education dept post sparks outrage amid Bo French controversy

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Times of India · collected 2026-09-20 · by Gokul Ankari

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The US Department of Education posted an image on September 19 promoting college football and education, which sparked outrage among social media users who saw it as potentially endorsing Bo French's controversial tweet about South Asian students at the University of Texas. Critics accused French of racism by suggesting these students were foreigners based on their appearance. The department’s post led to accusations that it was implicitly supporting French’s stance, with users calling for the image to be deleted and describing it as racist propaganda.
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The US Department of Education posted an image on September 19 featuring a crowded college football stadium with the slogans "MAKE COLLEGE FOOTBALL GREAT AGAIN" and "MAKE EDUCATION GREAT AGAIN," which drew criticism online. Users accused the department of indirectly supporting Republican Texas Railroad Commission candidate Bo French, who earlier shared a photo of South Asian students at a University of Texas game accompanied by a racially insensitive comment. This prompted outrage on social media, with one user asking if the Department was endorsing French’s racist tweet. Another commenter stated that the post seemed like an indirect endorsement of French's controversial message, leading to calls for the department to remove the image.

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Republican South Asian Texas Railroad Commission french the US Department of Education

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French NORP · 4× South Asian NORP · 3× the US Department of Education ORG · 2× Bo French PERSON · 1× Bo French's PERSON · 1× Bo French’s PERSON · 1× Republican NORP · 1× Texas Railroad Commission ORG · 1× University of Texas ORG · 1× the University of Texas ORG · 1×

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”The post promted some user to connect it with the french post that began controversy The post quickly drew angry reactions from users on X; one user directly questioned the department's post, writing:Is the US Department of Education endorsing Bo French's racist tweet?
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‘Make college football great again’: US Education dept post sparks outrage amid Bo French controversy · assertive framing

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A post from the US Department of Education has drawn criticism, with users asking if the department is endorsing Republican Texas Railroad Commission candidate Bo French's racist tweet about South Asian students at the University of Texas. asserted
department → draw → Texas
The department posted a graphic on September 19 showing a packed college football stadium with the words “MAKE COLLEGE FOOTBALL GREAT AGAIN” and “MAKE EDUCATION GREAT AGAIN”. asserted
department → post → EDUCATION
The post prompted some users to connect it with French’s earlier post, which drew accusations of racism after he shared a photograph of South Asian students cheering at a University of Texas football game. asserted
students → prompt → game
French wrote, “I heard UT graduation this year looked like this. asserted
graduation → write → this
I didn’t believe it. asserted
I → believe → it
The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined. asserted
anyone → imagine → ?
”The post promted some user to connect it with the french post that began controversy The post quickly drew angry reactions from users on X; one user directly questioned the department's post, writing:Is the US Department of Education endorsing Bo French's racist tweet? asserted
Department → promte → tweet
Another wrote: This seems like a not-so-subtle endorsement of Bo French’s racist post last week. asserted
This → write → post
A third commenter said: This is disgusting. asserted
This → say → ?
Those kids deserve better than this kind of low rent racist bullshit from you as***les. asserted
kids → deserve → as***les
Another wrote: This is horseshit propaganda with shades of racism. asserted
This → write → racism
Honestly, you represent a department of the federal government. asserted
you → represent → government
The comments came after French faced backlash over his remarks about the students, with critics accusing him of portraying South Asian students as foreigners based on their appearance. asserted
critics → come → appearance
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