NY Times - The Quad Countdown: No. 49 Arkansas
on 2009.07.19
In the season finale, the Razorbacks beat L.S.U. by 31-30, giving the program back-to-back victories over the Tigers. I dare you to watch the clip from that game and not get giggly about the coming college football season. I watched it and giggled like a schoolgirl. -=- READ MORE... (Link opens in a new window)

THE LAST WORD: Too Many Factors Keep Coaches From Committing for Life
on 2009.07.19
When Bobby Petrino told a national blogger earlier this year that he �needed to make Arkansas my last job,� Razorback fans likely wanted something more definitive about their head football coach�s loyalty to the state university and its football program. Something like, �Arkansas is my last stop.�

What he said is all he�s going to give them, though.
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BTS Previews: The SEC is still king
on 2009.07.17
For my tastes, no photo will ever capture the intensity, passion and fury of Southeastern Conference football any better than Steve Cannon�s shot of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, taken during last year�s 45-15 pummeling of Florida State. Though it was taken during a nonconference game, albeit a bitter rivalry nonconference game, the photo encapsulates what makes the SEC so thrilling, where the country�s best collection of athletes swap paint each week in front of the game�s most rabid fans. -=- READ MORE... (Link opens in a new window)

NCAA Football: Razorbacks Have Four Selected to All-SEC Coaches' Team
on 2009.07.17
Defending SEC and national champion Florida Gators had a league-high 16 representatives on the 2009 All-Southeastern Conference Coaches' Football Team, while LSU had 10 total selections and defending Western Division Champion Alabama and Georgia had nine each, the league office announced on Thursday.

Michael Smith, Mitch Petrus, D.J. Williams and Malcolm Sheppard all represented Arkansas on the team. -=- READ MORE... (Link opens in a new window)

Happy returns : Hogs getting healthy heading into fall
on 2009.07.16
Free safety now looks free to be safer for the Razorbacks.

Significantly safer.

Elton Ford, not even on the Razorbacks' depth chart last spring after starting eight straight games last fall as Arkansas' true freshman free safety, is cleared for the August preseason drills, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino said at his mid-summer press conference Wednesday.
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Razorbacks RB Green remains in NCAA limbo
on 2009.07.16
Arkansas head football coach Bobby Petrino is playing the waiting game like everyone else concerning running back Broderick Green's eligibility.

There is no word yet from the NCAA on whether the junior transfer will be eligible or have to sit out this fall after exiting Southern Cal to return to his home state and become a Razorback in the spring semester.

"I'm eager to get the answer. I can't tell you I'm not, because I really am," Petrino said.
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Booth lands on his feet at Florida
on 2009.07.15
Terminated after 27 years coaching the field events of the University of Arkansas men's track and field program, Dick Booth now seeks to terminate Arkansas' SEC reign.

Booth became the jumps coach (high jump, long jump and triple jump) at the University of Florida, Gators coach Mike Holloway announced in Gainesville, Fla.
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BAZZEL: Hogs Fit the SEC Just Right
on 2009.07.15
It�s always interesting to hear the debate and discussions about how tough the Arkansas Razorbacks� Southeastern Conference football schedule is and whether or not the Razorbacks would be a better fit in the Big 12 Conference. That�s really an easy one for me and always has been. Having grown up in SEC country in Panama City, Fla., and having experienced the old Southwest Conference days as a player, it is a no-brainer. -=- READ MORE... (Link opens in a new window)

THE RECRUITING GUY : St. Louis speedster visiting Fayetteville to find facts
on 2009.07.14
St. Louis Trinity Catholic allpurpose back Marquise Hill is orally committed to Missouri, but he's willing to give Arkansas a long look.

Hill, one of Missouri's top prospects and a recruiting target for the Razorbacks, will visit Arkansas, along with his mother, on Thursday.

Hill, 6-1, 175, 4.45 speed in the 40-yard dash, has scholarship offers from Arkansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa, UCLA, Minnesota and others.

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Hogs' Winston cleared to play in '09 by NCAA
on 2009.07.14
Arkansas' top prospect of the 2009 recruiting class, Darius Winston, learned Monday afternoon that he had been cleared by the NCAA Eligibility Center and can play in the fall.

Winston, 6-0, 175, 4.38 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Helena-West Helena Central, chose the Razorbacks over about 30 schools, including Michigan, Miami, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Georgia.

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Tyler Wilson Views Last Season�s Setback Now as Positive
on 2009.07.13
Tyler Wilson now knows how to spot a blessing in disguise.

Wilson learned the looks of one last year after a severe case of mononucleosis derailed what began as a promising freshman season at Arkansas. The NCAA granted Wilson a medical redshirt waiver, so the disappointment of missing the final two-thirds of the 2008 season was tempered a bit.
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'Showtime' for the Petrinos
on 2009.07.13
It�s probably best to consider 2008 a sneak preview of the Arkansas offense envisioned by Razorback coach Bobby Petrino.

Arkansas never really achieved what Petrino, his coaches, players or Arkansas fans expected on offense last season. �Showtime� � as labeled by Petrino and his brother/offensive co-ordinator Paul Petrino � was never featured at Razorbacks games in 2008.

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All Eyes on Ryan Mallett: After Waiting for Year, Hogs Unveil Their Big-Time Arm at Quarterback
on 2009.07.11
Mallett, a sophomore who sat out last season after transferring from Michigan, possesses an unflappable nature � his �swagger� as teammates label it � which might be his greatest asset, even greater than Mallett�s already legendary arm strength. -=- READ MORE... (Link opens in a new window)

Another Razorback Suspension
on 2009.07.10
Stefan Welsh has been suspended indefinitely from the Arkansas basketball team, according to a Northwest Arkansas television report.
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HOG FUTURES Cobi Hamilton : Let the hype begin
on 2009.07.09
Barry Norton could tell you stories of Cobi Hamilton all day if you want, stories of Hamilton dunking a basketball or catching a pass and zooming past defenders as if they were standing still.
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KNOCK ON WOOD : Williams should be UA's first All-American tight end
on 2009.07.08
No Arkansas Razorbacks

tight end has ever earned

All-America honors. That's hard to believe, but it's true based on the list of All-Americans in Arkansas' press guide.

But, that's about to change, and it could happen as soon as December.
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Arkansas Football: Felony Theft Charges Dropped Against Askew
on 2009.07.07
A Washington County prosecutor says felony theft of property charges against Arkansas football player Lavunce Askew have been dropped.

Chief Deputy Prosecutor Matt Durrett says the victim asked that charges not be pressed against Askew. The 20-year-old sophomore defensive tackle from Camden was arrested May 30 and charged with stealing a laptop computer that authorities said is worth about $1,300.

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Former Razorback Matt Jones 'Graduates' From Drug Court
on 2009.07.07
Former Arkansas Razorback quarterback Matt Jones has completed his stint in drug court.


Jones was arrested in 2008 on suspicion of cocaine possession, and as part of a plea agreement was ordered to participate in NFL-sponsored substance-abuse counseling and undergo random drug testing through the end of the football season.
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Pelphrey Must Take Closer Look at Recruits, Current Roster
on 2009.07.07
Things seemed so promising a year ago when reviewing the prospects for Arkansas basketball. Each member of the 2008 class signed by John Pelphrey seemed to bring something to the table and it seemed like only a matter of time before the Razorbacks rebuilt. -=- READ MORE... (Link opens in a new window)

Arkansas Basketball: Henry Not Returning to Razorbacks [Updated]
on 2009.07.06
Jason Henry is no longer "day-to-day" with the Arkansas basketball program.

Henry's days with the Razorbacks are over.

The versatile, but troubled forward from West Memphis is no longer a part of the Razorback basketball team. Coach John Pelphrey often described Henry as being "day-to-day" because the freshman was a disciplinary and academic problem. -=- READ MORE... (Link opens in a new window)

New number, middle linebacker right fit for Davis
on 2009.07.06
Decades after Bo Derek, Wendel Davis wants to be a 10.

Not the perfect 10 in looks that the 1979 movie espoused the now 52-yearold actress to be. Just the No. 10 to eradicate the bad taste of a tough 2008 season for the University of Arkansas linebacker wearing No. 47.
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Henry will not return to UA basketball team
on 2009.07.06
What many suspected would be the case was confirmed Sunday night by a University of Arkansas press release. Jason Henry is no longer a member of the Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team Arkansas head basketball coach John Pelphrey announced. -=- READ MORE... (Link opens in a new window)

Premature Assessments: Arkansas is down, but won't be ignored
on 2009.07.02
So strong is Bobby Petrino's reputation as a passing puppeteer that it survived even the purgatory of Casey Dick, starting quarterback, which is no small task -=- READ MORE... (Link opens in a new window)

Hogs continue to play from coast to coast
on 2009.07.02
ball season ended a little more than a week ago and after a very short break 14 members of the 2009 squad packed their bags and headed to teams from coast to coast to participate in various summer baseball leagues -=- READ MORE... (Link opens in a new window)

HOG CALLS : Battle's dismissal shakes up depth at linebacker
on 2009.07.01
They won't have an official practice until August, but already it seems Razorback incoming freshmen linebackers Austin Moss of Rockwall, Texas and Terrell Williams of Tulsa's Union High have received battlefield promotions.

Monday's dismissal of sophomore backup middle linebacker Khiry Battle from the team by Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino would seem to put Moss and or Williams that much closer to an active role for 2009.

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