University of Alabama students and members of the Student Civil Justice Coalition staged a sit-in on the steps of Gorgas Library Friday to protest the impending visit of President Donald Trump during Saturday’s football game between the Crimson Tide and LSU.

Trump confirmed Wednesday he will be in Tuscaloosa Saturday to watch the highly anticipated game, set to kick off at 2:30 p.m. in Bryant-Denny Stadium.

UA student Tori Jones organized the protest, saying the visit will put “all of our student body at risk” and that Trump “brings with him a culture of systemic racism.”

Students held signs that read the following: “Love Trumps Hate,” “No Jobs on a Dead Planet,” “Resist,” “Impeach," “Trump is Racist,” “Hate Not Welcome” and “I Hate Trump More than Auburn."

The midday protest took place fairly close to where ESPN set up the “College GameDay” set on the Quad, but Jones said they were met with little push-back.

“It went pretty well,” Jones said, via text message. “There were maybe three people who yelled out ‘Trump 2020,’ but most of the people were there taking pictures of us or giving us vocal support.”

Below is Jones’ statement on behalf of the Student Civil Justice Coalition:

"I organized this sit-in to protest the arrival of Donald Trump to our university. Trump gave the University of Alabama little notice he was coming, putting all of our student body at risk. Moreover, Donald Trump also brings with him a culture of systemic racism.

While systemic racism exists at the University of Alabama, Trump only exacerbates the problem. The SCJC and I did not feel as though we should stand back and do nothing as this man came to our campus. This sit-in was to demonstrate not only our discontentment with Trump, but also our discontentment with the culture at UA that allows him to feel comfortable coming here at all."

See photos of the protest in the gallery above.