Louisville will change the name of Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, removing the pizza chain from its title after the company’s founder, John Schnatter, admitted to using a racial slur during a conference call in May, it announced Friday, via ESPN’s Darren Rovell
BREAKING: University of Louisville says it has decided to take Papa John’s off its stadium name and take Papa John’s founder John Schnatter’s name off the business school.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 13, 2018
Thursday afternoon, wide receivers Jalen Smith and Seth Watkins called for the name to be changed on social media, and the school clearly shared the same sentiment.
We need to change the name of the stadium ASAP, I’m not here for it ??♂️
— Seth Dawkins (@dawkins5_) July 12, 2018
AT ALL https://t.co/84JlAPznli
— Jaylen Smith (@JaylenSmith_12) July 12, 2018
Looks like it worked fellas. The power of Twitter is real. That and Papa John is a real jerk, and no one at this point wants to be associated with him.
