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Newberry College says it’s closing in on a new nickname to replace the Indians’ moniker it dropped a few years ago.

The school said this week the Newberry College Nickname Committee has narrowed its focus to a handful of choices as it looks to replace its former Indians moniker, according to Columbia, SC, television station WIS-TV.

The school is among those the NCAA said must give up its old nickname in order to compete for national championships. In 2006, Newberry folded like an old lawn chair and agreed to explore a nickname change as it hosted its first NCAA Division II football home playoff game.