The ongoing scandal surrounding the Nihon University football team has embarrassed many of its present and former players.
The Japan Times reached out to a couple of former players for the Phoenix to ask their feelings on Thursday, and they spoke — on condition of anonymity — with profound disapproval of what their ex-team did and the way their alma mater has handled the matter.
One former player was not even angry. He feels ashamed because the team and head coach Masato Uchida are not what he remembers.