The same Texas-based company that is studying the future of War Memorial Stadium has been selected separately to study the possibility of starting a college football program that would occupy the venue.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced Monday it has selected Conventions, Sports & Leisure of Plano, Texas, to conduct a feasibility study that could result in the rebirth of a football program that played its final season in 1955.
The selection still needs the approval of the Arkansas Legislative Council, which will review the contract Wednesday and Friday.
The proposed contract, according to documents provided by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, states recommendations and a results report must be submitted no later than six months after the contract is awarded.