Stanford AD apologizes for ‘unacceptable’ drawing in locker room

The University of Stanford reached out to Nebraska to apologize for an unacceptable drawing seen in the volleyball locker room moments after Stanford defeated Nebraska to win the national championship Saturday night.

Stanford’s athletic director has apologized after a picture from the Stanford locker room circulated on social media, which led to some outrage.

The picture, which was tweeted out by the NCAA Volleyball Twitter account, showed two Stanford players returning to their locker room following the Cardinal’s five-set win against Nebraska in the NCAA Division I national championship in Minneapolis.

A whiteboard drawing appeared to show the Stanford tree mascot pointing a gun and making a crude gesture toward Herbie Husker. The words “to hell the Huskers” can be seen written on the board.

The tweet has since been deleted.

On Sunday morning, Stanford Athletic Director Bernard Muir issued an apology saying, “We are aware of a picture taken in our team’s locker room following the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship and posted on social media. The image is unacceptable and does not reflect the values of Stanford University. We have reached out to our colleagues at Nebraska to express our sincerest apologies to the university and its women’s volleyball program. We regret detracting from what was otherwise a great night for the sport of women’s volleyball.”