Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III has come under fire for asserting that the College Football Playoff selection committee is “persecuting Christians.”

On Tuesday afternoon, Robert Griffin III responded to the selection committee’s national rankings and disagreed with Brigham Young University (BYU) being ranked at number 11, believing they should have been ranked higher at number six, despite them still qualifying for the playoffs.

“Wins and losses have to matter,” Griffin said. “BYU should be in because they’ve won the games on their schedule in a Power 4 conference. Stop the persecution of the Christians, man. Come on!”

Even though BYU was founded by Brigham Young of the Church of Latter-day Saints and the school has been predominantly associated with practicing Mormons, many f

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