GOP Sen. candidate Boozman retools ad to remove logo, stadium after U. of Arkansas complaint

Ark. GOP Sen. hopeful removes school logo from ad

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Republican Senate candidate John Boozman has removed the University of Arkansas logo and football stadium from his latest campaign ad after the school asked him to pull the original spot.

Boozman (BOHZ’-muhn) is opposing Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s bid for re-election. He had released an ad highlighting his time playing football for the university that featured images of the Razorback logo on a football helmet and the stadium.

The University of Arkansas asked that the original ad be withdrawn over concerns use of the images could be viewed as an endorsement.

Boozman’s campaign released a reworked ad Wednesday.

The new ad shows a helmet without the logo and no longer includes the stadium. It shows black and white photos of Boozman playing football.