Arkansas Razorback head football coach Sam Pittman and the University of Arkansas have agreed on a contract extension and raise designed to keep him in Fayetteville for the remainder of his career. The UA has yet to make an official…
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Westrock Orthodontics Signs KJ Jefferson as Newest NIL Partner
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWestrock Orthodontics announced Wednesday its partnership with Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback KJ Jefferson. The collaboration is the company’s second NIL partnership that aims to promote the importance of oral health and a healthy smile, as well as document Jefferson’s own oral…
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Razorback Football Announces Key Dates for 2022
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRazorback football on Thursday announced several key dates related to the program. The Hogs, entering the third season under the direction of Coach Sam Pittman, are coming off a 9-4 season against what was considered by many the nation’s toughest…
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Hogs, Bears Represent at This Year’s Super Bowl
On Sunday, Feb. 13, the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams will vie for football’s greatest crown at Super Bowl LVI. For the Bengals, it’s the end of a “Big Game” drought that dates back to 1989; for the Rams,…
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Stephens Insurance Announces NIL Agreement with Bumper Pool
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffStephens Insurance, LLC, an affiliate of Stephens Inc., announced Tuesday a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deal with University of Arkansas linebacker Bumper Pool. Stephens has a history of supporting University of Arkansas athletics and former Razorbacks on the PGA…
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For Arkansas, the Portal ‘Giveth’ on Sunday
by Eric Bolinby Eric BolinUntil Sunday, Arkansas football had mostly received the negative of the old chestnut: the portal taketh away. But on Sunday the front end of Job 1:21 comes to bore fruit. With commitments from two highly-acclaimed transfers in Alabama linebacker Drew Sanders and…
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Editor’s Letter: Bowl Games Evolving Before Our Very Eye$
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterIn this playoff age of college football, bowl games don’t carry the weight they once did. That’s not a quote from Captain Obvious, but it could be. This year, 42 were staged, two of them in a 17,000-seat soccer stadium…
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4th & 25: Recapping a Roller Coaster Week in Razorback Sports
Two careers ago, shortly after I began my time in newspapers, fresh-faced and blissfully unaware of the industry’s encroaching doom, I learned about the most dreaded day in the sports calendar. It’s the day after the MLB All-Star game, when…
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4th & 25: Coming to Terms with the Burks Breakup
I was in fourth grade when I had my heart broken for the first time. The little girl I had a crush on returned the very cool, multi-colored watch I had given her as a token of our partnership and…
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Airline Adds Flights to Help Hog Football Fans Get to Outback Bowl
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNorthwest Arkansas airline, Breeze Airways, is helping University of Arkansas football fans see the Razorbacks in the upcoming Outback Bowl in Florida. Breeze has added a morning flight on Dec. 31, that leaves Bentonville’s XNA at 9 a.m. and arrives…