18 Razorbacks to Wear SEC Grad Patch in Mercari Texas Bowl

Jacob Pavilack December 28, 2020

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A total of 18 Arkansas football student-athletes are eligible to wear the SEC Graduation Patch in the Mercari Texas Bowl, signifying that they have earned their college degrees. They are part of over 130 Southeastern Conference student-athletes eligible to wear the patch in postseason bowl games.

The SEC introduced the patch in 2016 season for student-athletes in all sports who have already earned their degree, but have not exhausted their eligibility. The SEC logo patch on their uniforms is replaced with a special patch with the word “Graduate” underneath the conference logo. The patch is similar in design for all conference schools, but it is school-specific in color.

Arkansas student-athletes eligible to wear the patch in the Mercari Texas Bowl:
Ty Clary
Shane Clenin
Myron Cunningham
Deon Edwards
Feleipe Franks
Dorian Gerald
Elias Hale
T.J. Hammonds
Hayden Henry
Xavier Kelly
Blake Kern
Jack Lindsey
Jonathan Marshall
Grant Morgan
Tyson Morris
A.J. Reed
Micahh Smith
Dalton Wagner

The Razorbacks will play their first bowl game since 2016 on Thursday, Dec. 31 against TCU in the Mercari Texas Bowl in Houston. The game will kick off at 7 p.m. CT and air on ESPN.