Illinois appeals NCAA ruling again
January 31st, 2006The University of Illinois has filed a second appeal with the NCAA, which previously ruled that the university must stop using Chief Illiniwek as a mascot and logo because it’s offensive to Native Americans.
The latest appeal, to the same committee that approved the original policy, challenges the NCAA’s power to impose it, the school said.
“This appeal is about the institutional autonomy of NCAA member schools,” the university told the executive committee. “It is about flawed rules and process.”