A screengrab of a uwbadgers.com page on Thursday, July 12 showed a 2017 contest sponsored by Papa John's Pizza. The page was deleted later that day following reporting of a racial slur used by Papa John's founder John Schnatter, who is pictured in the company's logo.
Screengrab via uwbadgers.comMore than a dozen sports teams or leagues have paused their marketing relationships with a national pizza chain whose founder admitted to using a racial slur.
The University of Wisconsin says its sponsorship relationship with local Papa John's restaurants is "unchanged at the moment."
The pizza company buys advertising assets through Badger Sports Properties, according to a UW spokesperson.