FAYETTEVILLE — Some athletes at the University of Arkansas will wear jerseys that include the word "equality" stitched into the uniform top this season.
UA athletics director Hunter Yurachek told the UA Board of Trustees on Thursday that representatives from the Razorbacks' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and African-American Athlete Leadership Council requested to wear the patches. The patches will also include the Razorback logo and the outline of the state of Arkansas.
The NCAA passed legislation earlier this year that allows players to express viewpoints on the front or back of their jerseys, similar to the NBA.
"What I asked our student leadership groups to do was to come forward to me with something that was not divisive, not controversial, and I think they nailed it," Yurachek told trustees.