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But a key turning point came this weekend when black players on mizzou's division one football team decided to boycott until wolfe resign and the black activist group who campaigned for his ouster demanded, among other things, a meeting with missouri's governor. >> aiding and dismantling systems of oppression within higher education, specifically the -- the resignation of tim wolfe is a glimmer of hope for historically marginalized students whose voices have been silenced by patriarchal white male institutions. >> reporter: and those football players who used their clout to impact the campus d...

But a key turning point came this weekend when black players on mizzou's division one football team decided to boycott until wolfe resign and the black activist group who campaigned for his ouster demanded, among other things, a meeting with missouri's governor. >> aiding and dismantling systems of oppression within higher education, specifically the -- the resignation of tim wolfe is a glimmer of hope for historically marginalized students whose voices have been silenced by patriarchal white male institutions. >> reporter: and those football players who used their clout to impact the campus d...

Economy tonight. and so any number of those issues can come up, along with ben carson, and his past, and other things that tend to crop up. >> that's a good point. it will be interesting to see if they stay on track with the economy. tracie, thank you so much for that. dozens of boycotting football players are headed back to the practice field at the university of missouri today. this after the abrupt resignation by the president of the university of missouri system at the center, weeks of protest over reported racist acts on the mostly white campus. nbc's jacob rascon has details. >> report...

And if so what are they saying? >> the few letters that i did see, the one of the first four that were sent. they were basic threats stating that anything can happen at the stadium that we ended up having to cancel a week of the season and prior to the incident actually prior to the actions on tuesday we were making up those games that were cancelled the first time this all started about month and a half ago. >> do the players know about this and how do they feel about it? absolutely, the players are devastated. i met with my patience and my players last night at our practice field. it was ver...

And if so what are they saying? >> the few letters that i did see, the one of the first four that were sent. they were basic threats stating that anything can happen at the stadium that we ended up having to cancel a week of the season and prior to the incident actually prior to the actions on tuesday we were making up those games that were cancelled the first time this all started about month and a half ago. >> do the players know about this and how do they feel about it? absolutely, the players are devastated. i met with my patience and my players last night at our practice field. it was ver...