UI likely to appeal NCAA policy

URBANA – The University of Illinois will likely appeal a new NCAA policy curtailing postseason competition by schools using American Indian imagery, though no final decision has been made, a top UI official says.

The board of trustees will make that decision, in consultation with top school administrators, board Chairman Lawrence Eppley said Thursday.

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