Native American Ban Is Extended by NCAA
The NCAA is requiring bowl games to ban the “hostile” or “abusive” use of Native Indian nicknames, mascots and logos beginning in February.
The NCAA announced its decision to include bowl games on Tuesday. Only one Division I-A school, Illinois, will be affected.
In August, the NCAA released a list of 18 “offenders,” four of which play I-A football. But Florida State, Central Michigan and Utah have already been granted extensions, dropping the number of schools to 15.
Although the NCAA does not run bowl games, it does sanction them. So the governing body agreed to add the mascot ban to its list of requirements to be licensed.
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Two Big Ten venues are getting new sod this week. Penn State’s Beaver Stadium and Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium will have new turf in place for Oct. 1 games. Officials at each school made the decisions to replace the fields after large divots occurred during recent games.
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Boise State (0-2) will try to extend the nation’s longest home winning streak to 26 when it plays host to Bowling Green (1-1) tonight.
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