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Oklahoma State Looking to Make Bank Against Hogs on ABC

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2 years ago

August 20, 2024

Oklahoma State Looking to Make Bank Against Hogs on ABC

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – One has to wonder if Oklahoma State will huddle a lot more in its game against Arkansas on ABC in Week 2 of the college football season. If so, it’s, as the 1990s rap song used to put it, all about the Benjamins.

A major network game that will draw audiences looking to skip commercials during the Texas vs. Michigan game has the potential for a lot of eyeballs and Mike Gundy and his braintrust at Oklahoma State are hoping the Cowboys can make the game pay off in more ways than just television money.

ESPN is reporting OSU will enter the game with QR codes on the backs of players’ helmets that link to the school’s NIL fund in hopes curious people will scan it and possibly send a little cash their way so the program can finish making its down payment on running back Ollie Gordon with a little left over to nab a lineman to be named later.

While the Cowboys tend to take longer than the typical no-huddle team to get the play off while looking over the defense and shifting formations, it’s unlikely the Hogs will see Gundy suddenly start having Alan Bowman lead huddles for the sake of hoping a nice medium close-up will make it possible for Bill in Broken Arrow to scan the back of his head and donate a tank of gas worth of change to the program.

If that starts happening, then the odds of Arkansas pulling off an early season upset will go way up because the Cowboys will clearly be more concerned about their NIL coffers than the Razorbacks. However, based on Gundy’s firm statement last week that players need to stop having their agents calling up the football offices trying to negotiate better NIL deals, it seems money has definitely been an early season distraction.

It’s not much to work with, but it might be the opening Arkansas needs to steal one early and build a little momentum much in the way Missouri was able to do with its long field goal win over Kansas State last year. It definitely sounds like an easy way to get into the heads of players if the Hogs want to talk a little trash.

Every little advantage counts. These QR codes might be an advantage in the long run, but, for one afternoon, it might be the Razorbacks’ missing link.

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Arkansas Governor joins national A.I. workforce initiative

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8 hours ago

June 25, 2026

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Arkansas Governor joins national A.I. workforce initiative

LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has joined a new national artificial intelligence initiative that launched Thursday, June 25.

RAISE US, started by former Governor Eric Holcomb of Indiana and Gina Raimondo, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce is a nonpartisan national organization that will partner with governors, employers, workers and training organizations to help the workforce transition to an AI economy.

“As artificial intelligence transforms America’s economy, we have one clear message: technology should empower people, not replace them. By leveraging our Arkansas LAUNCH initiative, and with the resources and expertise provided by RAISE US, Arkansas will turn that mission into reality. We want the Natural State to be a leader on education, workforce training, and up-skilling, and this new partnership gives us the tools we need to build a model for the entire nation.”

The organization will design and pilot incentives to retrain workers, new approaches to support job transitions, and training models tied to employer demand.

RAISE US launches with more than two dozen American companies and philanthropies and initial state partnerships in Connecticut, Maryland and Utah.

“America has a technology strategy for leading the global AI competition. It does not yet have a people strategy — and we cannot lead without one,” Raimondo, who will serve as CEO of RAISE US, said.

“If we build the best AI systems in the world and leave millions of Americans behind, we won’t have won anything; we’ll have automated our own decline. I believe AI will create new jobs and industries over time, but the transition could be disruptive, and it’s already underway. We shouldn’t fearmonger, but we can’t pretend our training and worker support systems are ready either. It’s time for innovative and practical solutions. This moment demands ambition, urgency, and creativity. We’ve assembled the country’s top companies, best economists, and bipartisan governors at a scale rarely seen — all to advance new ideas and incentives, pilot them with governors and business, and scale what works.”

Governor Sanders is partnering with RAISE US to support Arkansas LAUNCH, an AI-powered career navigation platform that connects students and jobseekers to personalized learning and employer-linked career pathways.

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