Little Rock To Host National Junior College Football Championship

By DANIEL BREEN

Central Arkansas will be the host of the National Junior College Athletic Association Football Championship for the next three years.

State and local tourism officials joined Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. for the announcement Friday at War Memorial Stadium, which will host the games. Hutchinson said the opportunity is now possible thanks to relaxed coronavirus restrictions.

“We’re wide open. We’re doing business, we’re vaccinated, we’re increasing that every day, our cases are down, and we’re going to be in business for a long time. We never shut down, we’re going to have our crowds, we’re planning on that, and so we’re ready for this,” Hutchinson said.

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[Left to right] LRCVB President & CEO Gretchen Hall, NJCAA President & CEO Dr. Christopher Parker, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Parks, Heritage and Tourism Secretary Stacy Hurst and Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. meet at Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium.

CREDIT DANIEL BREEN / KUAR NEWS