History — as we know, and as many of us have lived — repeats itself. Thirty-two years ago, a young, gritty Arkansas basketball team started the NCAA Tournament as a No. 4 seed before shocking the nation and reeling off…
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- November 2021Sports/Outdoors
Editor’s Letter: Football, Basketball Provide A Glorious Overlap
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterThe glorious overlap for college sports that envelops the weeks of late October and early November is my favorite part of the year. Football season is in high gear, preparing for stretch runs that will determine championships, bowl invites and…
College Sports and NIL: A Whole New Ball Game Tom Mars is one of the most powerful men in collegiate sports, but he’s never caught a screen pass, coached a Final Four squad or sat at the head of a…
- MagazineSeptember 2021Sports/Outdoors
The New Wild West: With No Standardized Rules in Place, NCAA’s NIL Landscape a Tricky One
by Evin Demirelby Evin DemirelThe New Wild West: With No Standardized Rules in Place, NCAA’s NIL Landscape a Tricky One Decades ago, a few Razorback fans put $100 bills into the hands of Arkansas basketball great Sidney Moncrief. “I can’t say that occasionally an…
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UA Little Rock Announces Partnership with NOCAP Sports
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Athletics announced Wednesday that Trojan student-athletes are now able to start maximizing on name, image, and likeness (NIL) opportunities through the NOCAP Sports athlete marketing platform. NOCAP Sports offers UA Little Rock student-athletes a portal…
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UA Little Rock Receives NCAA Grant for Academic Center Enhancement
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of 13 schools nationally selected to receive an NCAA Accelerating Academic Success Program (AASP) single-year initiative grant for the 2021-22 academic year. The Little Rock Athletics department has been awarded $100,000 to…
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Thirty UCA Athletes Signing NIL Agreements to Promote Conway
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Conway Convention & Visitors Bureau on Thursday announced plans to sign 30 student athletes from the University of Central Arkansas to “Name, Image and Likeness” (NIL) agreement. The student athletes will be trained as “ambassadors and brand representatives” touting…
Arkansas State University in Jonesboro has long had an impressive athletics record, with a football team that has won five Sun Belt Conference championships and been to a bowl game in nine of the last 10 seasons. And the successes…
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Baum-Walker Stadium, Bogle Park Moving to Full Capacity
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleRazorback baseball and softball postseason games can now reach full capacity. The University of Arkansas announced that upcoming games at Bogle Park and Baum-Walker Stadium can play to full-capacity crowds due to the NCAA’ latest guidance. The NCAA announced on…
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It’s Official: Musselman Signs Deal to Keep Him in Arkansas Potentially Through 2028
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffEric Musselman has signed a deal that could keep him in Fayetteville as head men’s basketball coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks through 2028. The five-year deal, signed Wednesday, raises his annual compensation to $4 million from $2.5 million. It includes…