<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/agreement-makes-alabama-a-and-m-the-first-hbcu-with-a-corporate-football-jersey-patch-sponsorship.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>Alabama A&amp;M Announces Jersey-Patch Partnership with Omni2Max</title><summary>Alabama A&amp;M University Athletics announced Friday a historic partnership with Omni2Max Inc., making Alabama A&amp;M the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to secure a corporate jersey-patch partnership for its football program.</summary><date>2026-08-01T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>Alabama A&amp;M Head Football Coach Sam Shade, second from left, and Director of Athletics Dr. Paul A. Bryant pose with a Bulldogs football jersey alongside four Alabama A&amp;M Athletics staff members.</imageAltText><image>/_images/patch.png</image><name>AAMU First HBCU to Secure Corporate Jersey-Patch Sponsor</name><first>AAMU</first><last>First HBCU to Secure Corporate Jersey-Patch Sponsor</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/agreement-makes-alabama-a-and-m-the-first-hbcu-with-a-corporate-football-jersey-patch-sponsorship.html</url><tags/></item>