UNCC Stands By Decision To Keep Jerry Richardson's Name On Stadium

UNC Charlotte trustees "won’t change their decision" made last year to keep the name of former NFL Panthers Owner Jerry Richardson on the school's football stadium, according to Bruce Henderson of the CHARLOTTE OBSERVER. UNCC’s Student Senate "passed a resolution this month asking the board and administrators to reconsider that decision" in light of the NFL fining Richardson $2.75M after former Panthers employees "accused him of racial and sexual misconduct." UNCC Associate Dir for Media Relations Buffie Stephens said the BOT on Tuesday "determined that no information has come to light that was not previously taken into account," so the board "will not reconsider its decision to honor the stadium naming agreement." UNCC is "under a 10-year naming rights agreement with Richardson" worth $10M through '22 (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 2/22).