DENVER — The Big 12 Conference on Tuesday slapped the University of Colorado Boulder with a $50,000 fine and a “public reprimand” after several Colorado students were heard chanting religious slurs during Saturday’s football game against BYU.

CU Boulder students who were at the game over the weekend told Denver7 that several of their peers chanted the phrase ‘F—k the Mormons’ along with other hateful statements during the Sept. 27 game against the BYU Cougars.

A day later, CU’s chancellor and the university’s athletic director released a joint statement condemning the chant, calling the behavior “deeply disappointing.”

On Tuesday, Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said that while he appreciated the apology from CU Boulder officials, the Conference “maintains zero tolerance for such be

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