CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A Tennessee high school football coach was escorted out of a game over accusations he was pushing religion onto players. Some students and parents argue he was doing nothing wrong.

Trey Campbell, an assistant football coach at Northwest High School, was asked to leave Friday night’s game during halftime. The school says they got a complaint he was “proselytizing,” or pushing his religion onto the players.

Northwest senior Alyssa Scholma, who was at the game, says Campbell had prayed with students and was holding his Bible. She adds she did see a few players going up to him.

“He was just reading to himself, and then, people tried to come up to him. He’s never gonna deny spreading the word of God. He’s never gonna do that. So, he did start to shar

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