By ERIC OLSONAP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – If Nebraska’s Michael Rose-Ivey and teammates want to kneel during the national anthem again, their next opportunity will be the Nov. 5 game at Ohio State.Rose-Ivey, Mohamed Barry and DaiShon Neal each took a knee on the sideline as the anthem was sung at Northwestern last week. Their action sparked statewide debate about whether it was an appropriate setting for their protest of police violence and racial injustice, and Rose-Ivey will meet with the state’s governor next week to discuss the issue. But teams are in the locker room during the anthem at Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium, so the next time the Huskers are in a game where players are on the field as it plays will be when they go to Ohio. Unlike in the NFL, where players are on the field for the anthem, the common practice in college football is for teams to be in their locker rooms. Just a handful of schools send teams onto the field for the anthem, limiting the opportunity for the movement to spread as it has in the pros. David Witty, who oversees game presentation as Nebraska’s senior associate athletic director for…
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