Dhairya Gupta and Rahul Kodali were cheering when the Longhorns secured a victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes in a thrilling match on Saturday. A day later, they found themselves in the middle of a raging controversy over how universities in Texas are teeming with non-White students. Texas Republican Bo French, who is contesting in a November election, raised the issue, sharing a celebration photo. Gupta told The Dallas Morning News that he never heard of Bo French. “It was just us having some enjoyment. And now it's just people being blatantly racist toward us," 21-year-old Gupta said.
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