A new tradition is up to bat at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM). UAM Alumni & Friends is partnering with UAM Athletics to host “Alumni Day at the Ballpark” on UAM’s Monticello campus this April. The event invites alumni and friends to the university to enjoy softball and baseball games, tour the campus and reconnect with the alumni community. 

“Alumni Day at the Ballpark” will take place over two weekends. On Saturday, April 11, UAM Softball will compete against Southeastern Oklahoma State University at 12 p.m. at Alvy Early Softball Field at Ryburn Park. On Saturday, April 18, UAM Baseball will face East Central University in a doubleheader at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. at Weevils Field at Union Bank Park.

The newly formed University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) Trap Shooting team competed in its first competition on February 28 at the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) South Central Regional tournament in Texarkana, Arkansas. The team had an outstanding first showing, sweeping the medals in the women’s collegiate division and securing first and second place in the men’s collegiate division.

In the women’s collegiate division, junior Chloe Hargis, a political science student from Woodlawn, earned third place; sophomore Sarah Forrest, a K-6 elementary education student from Warren, brought home second place; and senior Missy Gunnels, an agriculture student from Magnolia, won the competition. 

“Competing at my first UAM Trap Shooting tournament was such an amazing experience,” Gunnels said. “Winning first place was truly exciting, especially seeing how well our team competed and knowing that all of our hard work and practice paid off.”

The University of Arkansas at Monticello football team will begin its spring practice schedule this afternoon. In total, the Boll Weevils will have 15 practices across March and April.
 
The team will practice for four days this week, then take a week off for UAM’s spring break. They will return for the final three weeks of practice on Monday, March 30. It will be the first spring practice under head coach Gary Goff. The team will see 12 practices and two scrimmages before the Spring Game.
 
All weekday practices will be held in the afternoons, with weekends off. All times and dates are tentative and can change due to weather within Monticello.
 

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) Boll Weevil football program will host a National Signing Day press conference in the Indoor Practice Facility (IPF) at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4 on the UAM campus.

The event will recognize student-athletes who have signed National Letters of Intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Weevil Football head coach Gary Goff will provide a inside look at the 2026 signing class.

Members of the media are invited to attend, and the event is open to the public. In addition, the event will be streamed live on the UAMSports YouTube page.

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Gary Goff who took the Valdosta State Blazers to the 2021 NCAA DII title game, has been selected as the 26th head football coach in Arkansas-Monticello history, Director of Athletics Hud Jackson announced today.

Coach Goff was formally introduced at a press conference on the UAM campus earlier this morning. The full press conference can be viewed on the UAMSports YouTube page here.

“We are really excited about the selection of Gary Goff as our 26th Head football coach here at UAM,” said Jackson. Gary comes to us with valuable experience that will help in the process of making UAM FOOTBALL competitive. Gary also understands the importance of community, culture, and academics. He understands that we have made huge strides within our Football program, catching up with facilities that will help him in his recruiting process to get quality student athletes in our football program. We are excited for his family, including his wife, Tiffany, and children, Tyler and Audrey, to become part of our Monticello community. It is a very exciting day for UAM athletics and UAM FOOTBALL. Eat’em up.”

UAM has announced that William “Hud” Jackson, head coach of UAM Football, will step down from his coaching duties at the end of the 2025 season to focus on continuing his service as the director of athletics at UAM.

Jackson became the head football coach at UAM in 2011. Beginning in July 2021, he also served as interim director of athletics, and he was named director of athletics in March 2022. He has served in that position and as the head football coach since then.

In a statement released on Sunday, the full text of which can be read at UAMSports.com, Jackson thanked his family, friends, coaching staff, players and university administrators for the opportunities he has had, and noted, “This is a tough day, but also a proud one. Football has been my life for 57 years. I’ve been a coach’s kid, a player and a coach — it’s all I’ve ever known. And I wouldn’t trade a minute of it.”
His fifteen years at the helm of UAM Football are highlighted by the team’s appearance at the 2018 Corsicana Bowl, its first postseason appearance in 25 years. In October 2025, Jackson reached his 50th program win. He is the longest-serving and second-winningest football head coach in UAM program history. His teams produced five All-American players, 56 All-Conference players, two Cliff Harris Award nominees, one GAC Offensive Player of the Year, one GAC Freshman of the Year and 55 Conference Academic Team members.

“Winning 50 games as a head coach — that’s something special. Making it to a bowl game — unforgettable. But what matters most to me are the people. To every player I’ve had the privilege to coach and to every assistant I’ve had the honor to work beside — thank you. You made this journey worthwhile,” Jackson said.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball program kicked off its 2025 season on Friday in Houston, Texas, at the Houston Winter Invitational. The Weevils took on the Choctaws of Mississippi College and came out with a 3-2 win. (more…)

UAM Esports Rocket League team members (left to right): Jeremiah Hutchison, Evan Bealer, Kristian Harris and Jacob Baker

In 2023, during their inaugural season, the UAM Esports team ended the year one match short of the Rocket League video game’s championship match, finishing runner-up in the semifinals in their division of the national collegiate competition. This year? Redemption.

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Elbert Handie III, James Perry, Jeffrey “JT” England, James Martin, DeMeco Harvey, Cam Rhodes, Connor Whitworth

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) Alpha Omega (AO) Intramural Flag Football Team recently competed in the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Region IV Flag Football Tournament. The event, held from November 1-3 at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, brought together top teams from colleges across the region, including schools from Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

For the second consecutive year, the UAM AO Intramural Flag Football Team earned a spot at the regional tournament by winning the UAM Intramurals Flag Football Championship. This year at the regional tournament, the team narrowly missed a playoff position. Members of the team included Jeffrey “JT” England, Elbert Handie III, DeMeco Harvey, James Martin, James Perry (captain), Cam Rhodes and Connor Whitworth, along with Coach Justin Howard, campus minister for the Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship at UAM. (more…)

The Boll Weevils will hold walk-on tryouts for current University of Arkansas at Monticello enrolled students, as well as high school seniors, on Thursday, April 25 at the Judy and Jack Lassiter Indoor Practice Facility. (more…)

The Weevils traveled to Searcy, Arkansas to take on Harding University in a non-conference mid-week game on Tuesday. The Boll Weevil offense proved dominant as UAM came out with a 15-0 win over the Bisons for Head Coach John Harvey‘s 500th career win.

Coach Harvey took the helm of UAM Baseball back in 2011, claiming his first of 346 total current wins with the program against Tougaloo College. Harvey has been a head coach since 2005, starting at Henderson State University, where he led the Reddies through the 2005-2010 seasons.

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UAM pulls off an amazing reverse sweep advancing to the semi-finals.

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The University of Arkansas at Monticello football team played their third game of the 2023 season on Saturday evening when the Boll Weevils traveled to Great American Conference foe Harding University. UAM came out of the contest with a final score of 59-19 and their first loss on the year. (more…)

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The University of Arkansas at Monticello football team played their first match-up of the 2023 season on Thursday evening. The Boll Weevils traveled to Alva, Oklahoma to face Great American Conference member Northwestern Oklahoma State University. UAM came out of the match with a 49-24 win to open the year.

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Five former student-athletes and two incredible supporters of UAM Athletics have been chosen for induction into the UAM Sports Hall of Fame and to receive the UAM Spirit Award, Director of Athletics Hud Jackson announced, recently. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello Men’s and Women’s basketball teams are set to host Monticello Madness on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at Steelman Field House.  The event celebrates the beginning of the 2022-2023 season for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams. (more…)

Four former student-athletes and one incredible supporter of UAM Athletics have been chosen for induction into the UAM Sports Hall of Fame, Director of Athletics Hud Jackson announced. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello Men’s Basketball Team released their home schedule for the 2022-2023 season. The Weevils will host 15 games at Steelman Fieldhouse throughout the upcoming year with 11 Great American Conference opponents and 4 non-conference foes. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello Weevil Football team released its final draft for the 2022 season schedule (more…)

Recently, the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced the 2022 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-Region Teams and Regional Players of the Year with Weevils Baseball’s Cade Thompson receiving second team honors in the Central Region. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello Athletics Department continues to showcase its classroom success with more than 60 student-athletes earning a selection to the Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists for the Spring 2022 semester. (more…)

Arkansas-Monticello’s Director of Athletics Hud Jackson announced the hiring of David Midlick as the new head women’s basketball coach. Midlick will lead Monticello’s program after coaching at both NCAA Division I and Division II levels. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) has suspended the search committee to fill the institution’s director of athletics position. William “Hud” Jackson will serve as the director of athletics and continue in his role as the head football coach at UAM. Jackson has served as the UAM interim director of athletics since July 2021 and head football coach since 2011. (more…)

The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team returns to Great American Conference play on Friday and Saturday when the Blossoms host Southeastern Oklahoma State University on Oct. 8 and East Central University on Oct. 9. Friday’s match against Southeastern Oklahoma State University will be “Jersey Night.” Thus, all fans can wear their favorite jersey to help support the UAM volleyball team. Friday’s conference tilt will begin at 6:00 p.m., while Saturday’s showdown with East Central University is set for a 1:00 p.m. start inside Steelman Field House.

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The UAM Sports Hall of Fame will welcome four new individual members in an induction ceremony October 14. UAM will add baseball star Corey Wood, football standouts Jerry Bingham and Art Kaufman, and softball sensation Julie Bowen. The UAM Hall of Fame will also recognize Spirit Award honorees, Tim and Roxanne Smith. (more…)

The University of Arkansas athletic department named Ken Hamilton the head coach of the men’s and women’s golf programs, (more…)

As a new academic year begins, the University of Arkansas at Monticello Department of Athletics wraps its most successful 12-month fundraising period to date. (more…)

After a year of cancellations and halted travel, two of the University of Arkansas at Monticello rodeo team members found their way to the College National Finals Rodeo in Wyoming, where they found inspiration for the fall rodeo season. (more…)