University President Dave Frohnmayer hasn’t yet decided whether to endorse a resolution protesting the use of American Indian names or images as team mascots, and a University spokesman said Friday that Frohnmayer will probably wait until the NCAA takes action.
Members of the University School of Law’s Sports and Entertainment Law Forum delivered the resolution to Frohnmayer on Wednesday, University spokesman John Crosiar said. But with the possibility of a national policy, Frohnmayer will wait, Crosiar said.
“He didn’t want to steal their thunder,” Crosiar said. “He didn’t want to preclude what they’re doing.”
Crosiar added that the NCAA has been discussing the issue, but he didn’t know when its governing body will propose a resolution. Frohnmayer was out of town Friday attending events promoting the University’s 125th anniversary.
If Frohnmayer supports the resolution, it still needs University Senate approval before the Athletic Department can decide whether to implement it.

— Jeremy Lang