Auburn Tigers

Ole Miss LB Johnson: 'Sickens me when I see [a Confederate flag]'

Published Sep. 17, 2015 2:50 p.m. ET

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Ole Miss senior linebacker C.J. Johnson was among 13 chosen to speak on the subject of race in and around the world of college football with ESPN. The topic of fitting in with the rest of the student population was also of key interest for the players.

Of all participants questioned, Johnson's words struck to the heart of the subject the most:

His coach Hugh Freeze, Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason, Florida lineman Alex Bullard as well as Auburn defenders Jonathan Jones and Kris Frost also represented the SEC with their own opinions in the article, which can be read in its entirety here.

"It sickens me when I see [a Confederate flag] on people's cars on campus. If you have the Confederate flag on your vehicle, you have a problem. And I don't care if it's socially what you believe in or it's morally what you believe in or you're just doing it for s---s and giggles. It's just the fact of what it stands for. It's almost like you might as well put a tag on the front of your car that says 'n-----.' That's really what it boils down to. You might as well just put a big tag on the front of your car or hang a big flag on the back of your car and just say the N-word."

(h/t ESPN)