The 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…
Early into March Madness, as Arkansans bathed in the afterglow of a 3 seed well-deserved and a program back on track, the simultaneous beauty and absurdity of the tournament hit home for me. The NCAA men’s basketball championship, a.k.a. March…
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Musselman’s Case for National Coach of the Year
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonArkansas Coach Eric Musselman should be the NCAA Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year. And it really shouldn’t be close. I know Gonzaga is a juggernaut and has a good chance to be the first team since Bobby Knight’s 1976…
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Riding the Gravy Train: Change is Coming to College Football, and Arkansas Stands to Benefit
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterAs the Arkansas fanbase dusts off the dirt and debris accumulated after time served in the college football ditch, Razorback fans can find comfort in knowing that better days — and better paydays — are ahead. Starting in 2024, ESPN’s…