It turns out that the new mascot study committee appointed at Arkansas State University was preparatory for a decision to at last jettison the Indians nickname. Now that even Illinois has decided to comply with the NCAA rule against Native American team names, ASU had only money and a tattered reputation to lose as a die-hard holdout. Here’s the Jonesboro Sun’s report.
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