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Arkansas athletics ends partnership with Blueprint Sports, parent company of Arkansas Edge NIL collective

FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas Razorbacks are ending their relationship with Blueprint Sports, the parent company of the Arkansas Edge NIL collective, Arkansas’ athletics department announced in a press release Monday.

The partnership with Blueprint Sports began in November 2023 and will officially end Oct. 15. According to the news release, the athletics department on July 1 assumed all NIL agreements with athletes that were previously executed by Blueprint Sports.

Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek said last week those agreements have totaled more than $500,000, or about $15,000 per agreement.

According to the news release, “the two parties [the Razorbacks and Blueprint Sports] have explored future opportunities to work together, but a clear solution never developed.