The verified Twitter account for Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel has posted a picture of the team and coaches locking arms.
It comes a day after 32 black football players announced that they will not participate in team activities until university President Tim Wolfe is removed.
The tweet posted Sunday reads: “The Mizzou Family stands as one. We are united. We are behind our players. #ConcernedStudent1950 GP”.
Student groups have protested the way Wolfe has handled matters of race and discrimination on the campus in Columbia.
It isn’t clear whether the athletes’ announcement will affect next Saturday’s game at home against BYU.