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More than 40 Nebraska coaches and athletes are speaking out against online sports betting and urging Nebraska voters to reject Initiatives 440 and 441.
“Save Nebraska Sports” released a letter signed by 45 Nebraska coaches and athletes opposed to the initiatives, including 3x national champion football coach Tom Osborne, longtime assistant football coach Ron Brown, head wrestling coach Mark Manning, former NFL running back Roy Helu Jr., former quarterback and college football coach Turner Gill, All-American volleyball player Gina (Mancuso) Prososki, and Nebraska baseball players Ryan Harahill, Will Jesske, Chase Olson, and Tucker Timmerman, among others.
“These groups do not care about our athletes, our traditions, or Nebraska families. They see our state as another market and every phone as another casino,” the letter states.