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How Much do the Razorbacks Get for Texas Bowl Appearance?

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Tonight, the Arkansas Razorbacks and Texas Longhorns will renew their Southwest Conference rivalry in the Advocare V100 Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium in Houston. 

According to CollegeFootballPoll.com and StatisticBrain.com, Arkansas will earn $3 million just for participating. Now, all that money doesn’t go directly to the Razorbacks. The team gets to keep a portion of the purse, but the majority goes to the Southeastern Conference. 

It’s been reported the SEC is expected to get $87.5 million from bowl payouts this year. After individual team retainments for each bowl, the lion’s share will be split equally between each team and the conference office. Last year, the conference divided $292.8 million in total revenue — which includes money earned from football and men’s basketball — among its 14 institutions, which comes to more than $20.9 million per school.

For leading the Razorbacks to a bowl game, Bret Bielema will receive a $50,000 bonus, per his contract (PDF).

The players won’t walk away empty handed, either. Each player will receive an adidas Team Speed duffel bag, a cap and belt buckle, according to SportsBusinessDaily.com

The Hogs and ‘Horns kickoff tonight at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

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