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"Papa John" Gone From Cardinal Stadium

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University of Louisville President Neeli Bendapudi says the school is renaming its football stadium, from Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium to just Cardinal Stadium. 
It comes after Papa John’s founder John Schnatter admitted to using a racial slur during conference call in May. 
Bendaputi says Schnatter’s name is also being removed from U of L’s college of business.

“By taking this action, we renew our community’s commitment to speaking up when it matters, doing what is right, and coming together as one team, one Cardinal family, to heal and move forward. The brightest days for this university are still ahead.” 

The football stadium had been named Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium since it was constructed some 20 years ago. Schnatter donated millions of dollars for naming right and toward its expansion. 
Papa John’s is the exclusive pizza vendor at the stadium. Schnatter admitted this week that he used the N-word during the conference call with a public relations firm. He has since resigned as the company’s chairman and from his seat on the University of Louisville Board of Trustees. 
 Schnatter, reportedly complained this week that Kentucky Fried Chicken's Colonel Sanders never faced a backlash for using a racial slur. Schnatter has apologized for using the slur during a conference call.

Bendapudi announced change for Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Friday, as the pizza chain said it is removing Schnatter's image from its marketing.

 

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