Robert Shields touches on the hassle-free recruiting of players who don’t live in NWA, Wally Hall leaving 103.7fm KABZ Little Rock, Fayetteville’s trouble marketing the Razorback Track Team, and Little Rock’s Junior Deputy 10-year-old baseball team.
HawgSports.com
From ARSN:
Commentary: Colts fans have got to be particularly excited about Ugoh, the 42nd overall selection in the draft. The 6-foot-5, 301-pounder started 35 of 36 possible games in his final three years with the Arkansas Razorbacks; he should see much playing time this season. Coe, after starting his career with Arkansas, finished at the [...]
From Hogwired.com..
Arkansas’ J-Mee Samuels ended competition at the Pan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday earning a bronze medal as a member of the 4×100-meter relay.
In Friday’s preliminary rounds of the event, Samuels took the lead leg for Team USA and combined with former Texas Tech Red Raider Rae Edwards, current Tennessee [...]
Here are a couple of profiles on running back Felix Jones and defensive back Michael Grant.
Felix Jones
Michael Grant
via Whole Hog Sports
The Razorbacks have been picked 3rd in the SEC West and have had four Hogs named to five spots on the SEC Media’s All-SEC First Team, the most by any school.
Whole Hog Sports
College Football News has released their season preview on Arkansas. They predict a 7-4 record but say that a 9-10 win season is very possible. They also have announced their All-SEC squad. They’ve named Darren McFadden Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. I listed all of the Razorbacks on their All-SEC squad below.
First Team
RB [...]
Larry Shank, the public address announcer for Arkansas Razorbacks baseball, died Saturday morning at his home in Springdale after a battle with cancer. He had been with the team since 1990.
NW Arkansas Times
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Football Recruiting Coordinator Chris Vaughn Profiled
The Morning News
SEC Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Whole Hog Sports
Wally Hall Leaving 103.7 The Buzz For ARN’s Sports Rap
Whole Hog Sports
Lady’Back Track Honored for Academics
Whole Hog Sports
Arkansas Baseball Recruiting
Whole Hog Sports
Bo Mattingly Leaving KNWA/KARK’s Razorback Nation for Radio Show
Arkansas Business
ARSN has announced that Scott Inman and Rick Schaeffer will have expanded roles this coming season. Inman will now host the Pre-Game Show and, as he did last year, will continue to host the Halftime and Scoreboard Shows. Schaeffer will return to the ARSN football broadcasts as part of the Pre-Game Show, Dodge Halftime Show [...]
Here are a few more links about Arkansas’ time at the SEC Media Days from Whole Hog Sports…
McFadden more at home on the field than in interview room
Bob Holt Begins His SEC Team Previews With Arkansas
Head On
(How Houson Approached His Press Conference)
The Falcons Sign Jammal Anderson and Chris Houston
The Sports Network
SEC Coaches Prepare for New Rules
The Morning News
Nutt Wades Through Off-Season
Wally Hall Hits on the Questions that led to most of the stories I linked to below.
Whole Hog Sports
Hog Baseball PA Announcer in Poor Health
Whole Hog Sports
Two Florida Papers look at how the participants of the SEC Title Game last December went totally different directions once Razorback Punt Returner Reggie Fish dropped the punt that led to Florida’s go ahead TD in that title game.
Orlando Sentinel
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
I really liked this story of what Nutt would have been texting during his time at SEC Media Days if he had been texting.
Dateline Alabama
A story about the Fan Poll From Memphis’ Commercial Appeal.
Link
The Clarion-Ledger
Sun Herald
Courrier-Journal (Louisville,KY)
Savannah Morning News
Birmingham News
