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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…)

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Come join UAM basketball at the June kid’s camp!

Grades PreK – 5^th grade as well as Middle School students are welcome to attend. Get signed up at uambasktball.com

This week, UAM Baseball has been putting on stellar performances in the GAC Championship. Because the team’s game on Friday would coincide with UAM commencement ceremonies and UAM Baseball’s seniors would be unable to walk at commencement, UAM took commencement to them.

On Thursday, Dr. Peggy Doss, chancellor of UAM, and Crystal Halley, vice chancellor of Academic Affairs, traveled to Little Rock to deliver the diplomas to seniors during a special on-field ceremony. Congratulations to our graduates and our incredible baseball team!

(left to right) Mark Jelks, assistant athletic director for External Affairs and Game Day Operations and Facilities; John Harvey, head baseball coach; Thomas Maxwell, member of the board of directors of Union Bank & Trust Co.; John McClendon, chairman of the board of directors of Union Bank & Trust Co.; Dr. Peggy Doss, chancellor of UAM; Hud Jackson, director of Athletics and head football coach at UAM; Dave Dickson, president and CEO of Union Bank Trust & Co.; Kyle Lem, head softball coach at UAM; and Scott Saffold, executive vice president and senior loan officer of Union Bank & Trust Co.

On April 1, Union Bank & Trust Co. gifted $75,000 to the UAM Athletics Legacy Campaign at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM).

The funds will support adding LED lights to UAM Baseball’s Weevils Field and UAM Softball’s Alvy Early Softball Field. This will mark the first time the fields have had lights, allowing the baseball and softball teams to host night games. (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…)

Angelia, Bennie III, Margaret Anne, Marion and Ray Ryburn have gifted $125,000 to support the UAM Fund and the UAM Athletics Legacy Campaign at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM).

In 2020, the Ryburn family established the UAM Fund to provide financial support for operational expenses, capital projects, equipment needs and academic instruction at UAM. (more…)

(left to right) Hud Jackson, Ronald McFarland, Betty McFarland, Dr. Peggy Doss

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) has received a donation of $20,000 from Ronald and Betty McFarland to support the UAM Athletics Legacy Campaign. (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 UAM Rodeo team is showcasing its growth and potential, delivering a series of impressive performances at the recent Southern Arkansas University Rodeo held inMagnolia. Under the guidance of Coach Rusty Jones, the team is demonstrating its ability to compete at a high level and is well-positioned for a successful season. (more…)

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