The original promotion for the event stated that females could participate in all activities ahead of the game but that sideline passes were 'excluded' (bottom)A Louisiana State University football promotion that excluded 'females' from a chance to win sideline passes for an upcoming game has been changed so that women can now participate. In a tweet on Sunday, LSU Senior Associate Athletic Director Robert Munson said the 'mistake' had been corrected. 'We made a mistake and it's been corrected,' Munson wrote. 'Everybody is welcome to participate in the contest.' Munson did not specify the reason for the mistake or go into any greater detail. An LSU athletic department spokesperson did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail's request for clarification. The original promotion for the event stated that females could participate in all activities ahead of the game but that sideline passes were 'excluded.'Now Munson says everyone is welcome to participate in the contest. LSU football will offer its sideline pass contest to women after initially excluding 'females' LSU Senior Associate Athletic Director Robert Munson wrote the 'mistake' had been correctedThe promotion is for the school's game against Georgia Southern University on August 31. The winner gets sideline game passes, a hotel stay, and meals with LSU's football team.The paragraph had drawn criticism on Twitter from members of the Association for Women in Sports Media. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next 'Shots fired!': Odell Beckham Jr. goes on Twitter tirade... Cops arrest 'relative' of Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu 'in a... Share this article Share 'No women allowed on the sideline,' University of Michigan associate director for communications Katie Gwinn Hewitt posted on Twitter. 'I'm open to hearing the explanation on this one...'SB Nation's Natalie Wiener poked fun at the terminology of the original contest announcement: '"females" lmao.' SB Nation's Natalie Wiener poked fun at the terminology of the original contest announcement
Football contest initially denies women of sidelines passes
The original promotion for the event stated that females could participate in all activities ahead of the game but that sideline passes were 'excluded' (bottom)A Louisiana State University football promotion that excluded 'females' from a chance to win sideline passes for an upcoming game has been changed so that women can now participate. In a tweet on Sunday, LSU Senior Associate Athletic Director Robert Munson said the 'mistake' had been corrected. 'We made a mistake and it's been corrected,' Munson wrote. 'Everybody is welcome to participate in the contest.' Munson did not specify the reason for the mistake or go into any greater detail. An LSU athletic department spokesperson did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail's request for clarification. The original promotion for the event stated that females could participate in all activities ahead of the game but that sideline passes were 'excluded.'Now Munson says everyone is welcome to participate in the contest. LSU football will offer its sideline pass contest to women after initially excluding 'females' LSU Senior Associate Athletic Director Robert Munson wrote the 'mistake' had been correctedThe promotion is for the school's game against Georgia Southern University on August 31. The winner gets sideline game passes, a hotel stay, and meals with LSU's football team.The paragraph had drawn criticism on Twitter from members of the Association for Women in Sports Media. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next 'Shots fired!': Odell Beckham Jr. goes on Twitter tirade... Cops arrest 'relative' of Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu 'in a... Share this article Share 'No women allowed on the sideline,' University of Michigan associate director for communications Katie Gwinn Hewitt posted on Twitter. 'I'm open to hearing the explanation on this one...'SB Nation's Natalie Wiener poked fun at the terminology of the original contest announcement: '"females" lmao.' SB Nation's Natalie Wiener poked fun at the terminology of the original contest announcement
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