Louisville football players express concern over playing inside Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium

Multiple Louisville football players have expressed concern over playing inside Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in the wake of news that John Schnatter used a racial slur during a conference call in May. Schnatter resigned from the University of Louisville Board of Trustees on Wednesday.

In follow-up comments, both Jaylen Smith and Seth Dawkins acknowledged that their tweets would probably draw attention from someone inside the U of L football program, but that they planned to stand by their opinion.

The current naming rights deal for Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium runs through 2040-41.