One week after The University of Texas football team marched to the Texas Capitol in honor of George Floyd, several UT student-athletes are calling on the University and athletics programs to address racial injustice.

Football players at UT-Austin say they won’t help recruit new players/go to donor events until:

• Certain campus buildings renamed
• New students are educated on history of campus racism
• The Eyes of Texas is swapped out with another song, and athletes no longer required to sing

The recent events across the country regarding racial injustice have brought to light the systemic racism that has always been prevalent in our country as well as the racism that has historically plagued our campus,” the athletes said in a statement Friday

The athletes requested the University rename buildings on campus named after Confederate or racist figures, educate incoming freshmen on the history of racism on campus and drop “The Eyes of Texas,” which was originally performed at a minstrel show, as the school song.

The athletes also called for outreach programs from the University for inner cities in Texas, more statues on campus designed by people of color and a permanent Black athletic history exhibit in the Texas Athletics Hall of Fame.

The athletes said they are asking both the athletic department and University to keep their promise of condemning racism on campus, in addition to taking action that would make UT more comfortable and inclusive for the Black community.

As ambassadors, it is our duty to utilize our voice and role as leaders in the community to push for change to the benefit of the entire UT community,” the athletes said in the statement. “We, as student-athletes, and collectively as The University of Texas Longhorn football team, are aware that we are an athletic department made up of many black athletes, and believe that it is time we become active on our campus.

The football student-athletes said in the statement they will continue to participate in all required team activities in preparation of the upcoming season but will not take part in the recruiting of incoming players or other alumni events “without an official commitment from the University.”