Presidents and athletic directors of Big 12 schools will meet in August to discuss a variety of issues affecting the conference, commissioner Brett Yormark said Tuesday morning as the league’s football media days kicked off at The Star, the practice home of the Dallas Cowboys.
Specifically, Yormark acknowledged after fielding a question from a reporter from BYU’s Daily Universe, one “important” topic that will be addressed will be the derogatory chants directed at BYU fans and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from opposing fan bases at road games for the Cougars.
Repeating what he said at the Big 12 basketball championships last March, Yormark stressed that there will be repercussions for any schools that engage in such behavior.
“First of all, it’s a great question, and thank you for asking that question today,” Yormark said. “I can tell you, I speak on behalf of my role as commissioner, as well as my 16 institutions: We have a zero tolerance for that kind of behavior on a go-forward basis, zero tolerance.”
In the past school year, BYU fans experienced derogatory chants at football games at Colorado and Cincinnati and a basketball game at Oklahoma State, although the OSU chants may have been directed more at the referees than BYU fans.