FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas tight end Jeremy Sprinkle apologized for attempting to shoplift from a Belk store while on a Belk Bowl players outing in a statement released Friday night.
Sprinkle was suspended for the Razorbacks' 35-24 loss to Virginia Tech after being cited for shoplifting when he was caught attempting to steal $259.59 worth of merchandise Tuesday night when the players visited the store to use their $450 Belk gift card, the bowl game gift for both teams which came with a 20 percent managers discount.
“To my family, friends, teammates, coaching staff, colleagues, the University of Arkansas, Razorback nation, the Belk Bowl, and, most of all, the young children that look up to me, I am truly sorry for this unfortunate and completely avoidable occurrence," Sprinkle said in the statement released by the university.