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BYU athletics: Majority of Utahns say BYU shouldn't adjust Honor Code for Big 12 admittance

The survey of 820 likely voters in November's election asked two questions related to BYU's athletics program.

The first • Should BYU adjust its Honor Code to gain admittance to the Big 12 conference?

The second • What should BYU do with its intercollegiate athletics program if it is not invited to join the Big 12?

In short, 65 percent of the Utahns surveyed said BYU should not adjust its Honor Code. Only 18 percent said BYU should make changes, while 17 percent preferred not to answer, or didn't know.

Regarding the school's athletic future if the Big 12 does not come calling, 43 percent said BYU should maintain the status quo, compared to 27 percent who said it should rejoin the Mountain West Conference and 9 percent who said it should abolish its intercollegiate sports program altogether, like church-owned BYU-Idaho (then Ricks College) did 14 years ago and BYU-Hawaii will do next spring.