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Trial Date Finalized in Bielema, Foundation Case

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FAYETTEVILLE — A trial date has been set in the dispute between former University of Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema and the Razorback Foundation.

The trial is scheduled to begin the week of June 1, 2021, at the John Paul Hammerschmidt Federal Building in Fayetteville, according to a scheduling order issued Friday. U.S. district judge P.K. Holmes III is presiding over the case.

https://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2020/sep/18/trial-date-finalized-bielema-foundation-case/

Trial date finalized in Bielema, foundation case

Published: Friday, September 18, 2020 - A trial date has been set in the dispute between former University of Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema and the Razorback Foundation. The trial is scheduled to begin the week of June 1, 2021, at the John Paul Hammerschmidt Federal Building in Fayetteville, according to a scheduling order issued Friday.

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Arkansans Ready for Football Poll by Talk Business & Politics

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After months of social distancing, Arkansans are ready to play some football, but less than a majority think college football should resume this fall.

A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll of 869 likely statewide voters tested the issue and found that a plurality supports the resumption of the fall’s most popular sport, but apprehension abounds.

Q: Based on what you know today about the coronavirus in Arkansas, in your opinion should colleges and universities play football this fall?

45% Yes
29% No
26% Unsure

https://talkbusiness.net/2020/06/poll-arkansans-are-ready-for-some-football/

Poll: Arkansans are ready for some football - Talk Business & Politics

After months of social distancing, Arkansans are ready to play some football, but less than a majority think college football should resume this fall. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll of 869 likely statewide voters tested the issue and found that a plurality supports the resumption of the fall's most popular sport, but apprehension abounds.

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U of A Chancellor Steinmetz Discusses Razorback Football

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Will there be college football this fall?

It’s a question fans are asking and decision-makers are discussing at several levels daily throughout the country.

Steinmetz said several football options are under discussion, ranging to playing games without fans, playing games with drastically reduced crowds, or scenarios where the season is delayed or shortened.

Arkansas is scheduled to begin its football season Sept. 5 in Fayetteville against the University of Nevada. The start time has not been announced. The Razorbacks next two games are at Notre Dame (Sept. 12) and at Mississippi State (Sept. 19).

UA Chancellor Steinmetz Discusses Timeline For Decisions About Football Games

Will there be college football this fall? It's a question fans are asking and decision-makers are discussing at several levels daily throughout the country. Some smaller dominoes are already falling. The Ivy League, Bloomberg reported, canceled sports competition for the upcoming semester because of health and safety concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming the first NCAA Division I conference in the U.S.