Mallett appears in USA Today ♦♦ By: AAA Staff ♦♦ University of Arkansas at Fayetteville♦♦ Viewed: 8707/29/2010 The UA quarterback has turned eyes around the country towards the Razorbacks' 2010 season.
Razorback great Ike Forte ♦♦ By: AAA Staff ♦♦ University of Arkansas at Fayetteville♦♦ Viewed: 6607/29/2010 Ike Forte was a standout performer in Arkansas' 1976 Cotton Bowl victory over Georgia, 31-10.
Surfing Through the Pitino Trial, Hog Recruiting and More ♦♦ By: Jim Harris ♦♦ ArkansasSports360.com♦♦ Viewed: 7607/29/2010 With the SEC Media Days in the rearview mirror and while waiting on some midweek phone calls, we've been perusing the web. Interesting stuff on a Wednesday:
For your offseason daily national college basketball tittilation, you've got the Louisville, Ky., trial in which the government is trying to jail former Rick Pitino conquest Karen Sypher for extortion. We've been enjoying the coverage from Kentucky Sports Radio.
Can it get any more (embarrassing, disturbing, laughable -- you pick the
Fans Can't Have It Both Ways With Arkansas Athletic Programs ♦♦ By: Tj Carpenter ♦♦ ArkansasSports360.com♦♦ Viewed: 6007/29/2010 Recently, we learned Arkansas is near the bottom of the SEC when it comes to financial commitment from fans. It doesn't help that the Razorbacks are dead last in the SEC in season ticket donation requirements for premium seating.
A $150 requirement (when weighed with lifetime giving) could get you one of the best seats in the house. According to data compiled by the athletic department, a similar seat would cost you a $1,300 donation if you had been born an Alabama fan.
ESPN Doesn't Think Much of Arkansas' Defense ♦♦ By: Chris Bahn ♦♦ ArkansasSports360.com♦♦ Viewed: 7407/29/2010 Perception is Arkansas has a bad defense. How poorly do some think of a Razorbacks’ unit that ranked No. 89 in total defense last year?
ESPN.com blogger Chris Low has ranked Arkansas at or near the bottom of every defensive position rankings. Low has the defensive backs at 12, the linebackers at 11 and the defensive line at 10.
Hard to argue based on the performance of the last two seasons, no?
Saguaro's Haman offered by Arkansas ♦♦ By: AAA Staff ♦♦ Arizona Republic♦♦ Viewed: 6607/29/2010 Scottsdale Saguaro football coach John Sanders let me know this morning that defensive end/linebacker/receiver Brock Haman has been offered a scholarship to Arkansas.
He visited the school and attended a camp there recently.
"They felt he was the best kid at their camp," Sanders said.
Arkansas, Razorback Sports Properties Expecting No Operations Change Following IMG Purchase of ISP ♦♦ By: Chris Bahn ♦♦ ArkansasSports360.com♦♦ Viewed: 5107/29/2010 IMG Worldwide Inc. began a major shakeup in collegiate sports marketing, announcing its intention to purchase ISP Sports. Locally, the move is expected to have little effect on day-to-day operations for Razorback Sports Properties, the ISP affiliate for the University of Arkansas.
IMG Worldwide, a global sports, entertainment and media company, said Wednesday it is buying ISP Sports, a U.S. college media rights management company that broadcasts and holds advertising rights to Razorbacks spo
UT, TO, jeopardize Matt Jones ♦♦ By: Harry King ♦♦ Arkansas News Bureau♦♦ Viewed: 5707/29/2010 Six years removed, the burnt orange of Texas might up and bite Matt Jones one more time.
In 2004, the culprits were Texas defensive tackle Larry Dibbles and linebacker Brian Robison. This time around, it’s former Longhorn Jordan Shipley and Terrell Owens.
In ‘04, Jones was ensconced as the quarterback, the main man in the Arkansas offense. Today, he’s one of many wide receivers trying to make the roster of the Cincinnati Bengals.
On Sept. 11 in Fayetteville, Jones ran or passed on 38 o
Statesman's preseason poll: No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide ♦♦ By: John Mason ♦♦ Statesman Journal♦♦ Viewed: 6207/28/2010 What better month than July to scout teams that shape up as the hottest ones heading into the college football season? Grab a cold drink and read along as the American-Statesman counts down its annual preseason Top 25.
No. 1 Alabama
Coach: Nick Saban (4th year)
2009 record: 14-0
2009 bowl: Defeated Texas 37-21 in the BCS national title game
Off. returners: 8
Def. returners: 2
Alabama? Again?
Arkansas Reports Football Ticket Sale Increase ♦♦ By: Robbie Neiswanger ♦♦ Arkansas News Bureau♦♦ Viewed: 6307/28/2010 Arkansas has helped fuel anticipation for the 2010 season with a two-word message on the football media guide: ‘Get Ready.’
But how are those expectations translating in 2010 football season ticket sales? Are Arkansas fans ready to spend at the ticket window?
Kevin Trainor, Arkansas’ associate athletic director for media relations and communications, said Tuesday the Razorbacks are ahead of last year’s pace in season ticket book sales. Trainor could not disclose the exact number, but note
Arkansas junior quarterback Ryan Mallett goes Hog wild about team's expectations ♦♦ By: Dick Morris ♦♦ New York Times♦♦ Viewed: 5907/28/2010 HOOVER, Ala. - Arkansas junior quarterback Ryan Mallett has been calling the Hogs home for as long as he can remember.
His family lived near the Fayetteville campus until he was in fifth grade and Mallett used to help park cars at home football games, then watch the Hogs play from the grassy knoll overlooking the south end zone of Razorback Stadium.
"I was the biggest Arkansas fan, like every other Arkansas fan will tell you. I don't have the hog hat, but I got a million shirts from when
Ryan Mallett puts the hammer down for Arkansas ♦♦ By: Glenn Guilbeau ♦♦ USA Today♦♦ Viewed: 5007/28/2010 The Flora-Bama lounge in Gulf Shores, Fla., has its mullet toss. In Fayetteville, Ark., there is the Mallett toss.
"You don't see college quarterbacks make the kind of throws that he makes," Arkansas tight end D.J. Williams said of Razorbacks quarterback Ryan Mallett. "He has that pro-type arm and the ability to make every throw. And Ryan puts it on the money."
Mallett, a 6-7, 238-pound Tim Tebow with a more conventional delivery, stronger arm and dropback style, could probably throw a fish
Nissan Leaf, ♦♦ By: Harry King ♦♦ Arkansas News Bureau♦♦ Viewed: 4507/28/2010 Graceland-bound, the vehicle was stuffed with Arkansas football coaches and their wives.
Tooling through Memphis, Ken Hatfield’s party happened upon a disabled car, the perplexed female driver nearby. Hatfield pulled over and asked how they could help.
Come to find out, the trunk of the woman’s car was loaded with Christmas presents. Hatfield and his group never saw Elvis Presley’s home that day; they squeezed the woman and the gifts into the vehicle and spent the day delivering the packa
Chris Bahn: 'Calling the Hogs' Likely To Take on New Meaning Soon ♦♦ By: Chris Bahn ♦♦ ArkansasSports360.com♦♦ Viewed: 9607/27/2010 Razorback Foundation members should soon be receiving the 2009-10 Razorback Athletics Annual Report in the mail.
When it arrives, skip through the 32 pages that make up the publication. Go directly to the inside back cover.
That’s where the real message from the athletic department is. There are three sentences, in red ink placed over a photo of students doing the Hog Call, that are worth noting
What Does Jeff Long Think of Arkansas' Expectations? ♦♦ By: Robbie Neiswanger ♦♦ Arkansas News Bureau♦♦ Viewed: 7307/27/2010 You know how much the Razorbacks seem to be embracing the expectations heaped upon them?
It was one of the biggest stories at Southeastern Conference Media Days. Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino knows prognosticators are pointing to his team as one that could challenge Alabama in the SEC’s Western Division. The Razorbacks like the notoriety. They’re relishing it.
“I think we’re to the point where we know we have the chance to be special,” Arkansas tight end D.J. Williams said at SEC Media Day
Looking Back: Arkansas Tries to Win With Half a Team ♦♦ By: Danny Meyer ♦♦ Team Speed Kills♦♦ Viewed: 7507/27/2010 What happens when you only have half a football team? Arkansas tried to find the answer last year, and ... well, It depends on what you think about playing East Carolina in the Liberty Bowl. Ryan Mallett broke most of the records for a quarterback at Arkansas, setting season highs in passing attempts (403), completions (225) and touchdowns (30); breaking the single-game record for passing yardage with 408 against Georgia (and then passing for what would have been the record with 405 against Tr
Petrino's Goals For Arkansas' 'Big Camp' ♦♦ By: Robbie Neiswanger ♦♦ Arkansas News Bureau♦♦ Viewed: 8307/27/2010 Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino knows the expectations surrounding his team in 2010.
He sees the possibilities. So do his players. In fact, embracing and even enjoying the attention the Razorbacks have received throughout the long offseason was their theme at Southeastern Conference Media Days.
But talking about them can only go so far, which is something else the Razorbacks acknowledged last week when they took center stage at the Wynfrey Hotel.
“We have high expectations ourselves outsi
Otis Kirk's Recruiting 360: ♦♦ By: Otis Kirk ♦♦ ArkansasSports360.com♦♦ Viewed: 8207/27/2010 Arkansas' Class of 2012 appears to be another promising group of prospects, including Greenbrier quarterback Neal Burcham.
Burcham (6-foot-3, 170 pounds, 4.7 in the 40-yard dash), was among the quarterbacks who competed in the Arkansas Athletes Outreach Top Gun Quarterback Challenge last week in Springdale. The final four events of the competition were held Saturday night in Jarrell Williams Stadium in Springdale. Burcham passed for 3,384 yards and 34 touchdowns as a sophomore last season wh
Hogs' Nelson does it all ♦♦ By: Nate Allen ♦♦ Baxter Bulletin♦♦ Viewed: 5107/27/2010 All over the Arkansas field, you will see the "Battle of Jerico." Because Jerico Nelson battles wherever he goes. And the Razorbacks are apt to have Jerico battling from anywhere and everywhere.
Outside linebacker/strong safety/Jack linebacker/nickel/blitzer/special teamer ... you name it, the junior from Destrehan, La. has played it.
Kurt Schmidt, a Behind-the-Scenes Coach, Keeps Razorback Football Players in Check With Nutrition ♦♦ By: Chris Bahn ♦♦ ArkansasSports360.com♦♦ Viewed: 5507/26/2010 Spend some time in the football weight room at the University of Arkansas and you’ll find all the tools normally associated with a strength-and-conditioning program. Thousands of dollars have been invested in weight equipment and the installation of a modern video and sound system to keep players motivated as they train.
Surprisingly, the item that cost the least might be among the most valuable to the Razorbacks’ players. Kurt Schmidt’s recipe collection is arguably as important as anything
Ranking the SEC, from Bama to Vandy (and Georgia No. 4) ♦♦ By: Jeff Woods ♦♦ Access Atlanta♦♦ Viewed: 7107/26/2010 Twelve head coaches stood at the podium during last week’s SEC media days. Shockingly, not one declared, “Thank goodness for Tums because this season could be an unmitigated disaster.”
There’s nothing like the optimism of July, when nobody has lost a game yet. So how do things really stand in the SEC? Here’s a loose guide. I’ve ranked the 12 schools by a combination of perceived current strength and the program’s direction. Feel free to debate.
Arkansas ramps up its defense ♦♦ By: David Pauly ♦♦ Chattanoogan.com♦♦ Viewed: 9207/26/2010 The Razorbacks hope to eliminate opponents’ big plays that hurt the team several times last season. Although the Arkansas Razorbacks produced big play after big play last season behind quarterback Ryan Mallett, their defense allowed other teams to have fun, too.
The Razorbacks gave up an 80-yard run to Georgia, a 70-yard run to Mississippi State and a 60-yard run to Auburn. They also allowed 80-yard passes to Alabama and South Carolina and 77-yarders to Florida and Eastern Michigan
Social networking sites lead to little privacy for football stars ♦♦ By: Joseph Person ♦♦ Myrtle Beach Sun News♦♦ Viewed: 3907/25/2010 When Patrick DiMarco checked out the Facebook page of a man who sent him a recent friend request, he noticed the man was a reporter.
The South Carolina fullback assumed he was someone looking to "find dirt" on DiMarco, and turned down the request. A day or two later, DiMarco received an email from the man, explaining he was a Gamecock fan from California who wanted to follow DiMarco from the West Coast.
"You've got to be careful because that's what people have been getting into trouble fo
Preemie prompts UT transfer ♦♦ By: Harry King ♦♦ Arkansas News Bureau♦♦ Viewed: 9407/25/2010 Scary small, the preemie’s first home was a tubular container of glass and her first bed a small mattress snug inside a frame elevated to keep her head raised.
The tilt helped with breathing and digestion of the nutrition that flowed through the tube in her nose and into her stomach. For the first two weeks of her thirtysomething-day hospital stay, the only contact for family was reaching through a couple of arm holes.
Now 10, she occasionally pulls out photos of the receptacle, includin
Sorting through some early musings as football season approaches ♦♦ By: David McCollum ♦♦ Log Cabin Democrat♦♦ Viewed: 7107/25/2010 Some quick thoughts as we feel the initial breezes from the upcoming onslaught of football season:
AGENTS
Just like in any profession, there are good agents and there are bad ones.
As college football continues as a big business and there is more and more money floating about, more and more people are wanting a piece of the pie. The modern athlete has to be more and more discerning about who is trying to help him and who is trying to use him. The difference is whether the agent is tryi
Ranking the SEC Coaches' Appearances Top to Bottom ♦♦ By: Max Farrell ♦♦ ArkansasSports360.com♦♦ Viewed: 9807/24/2010 Coaching skills are one thing. Speaking to the media is another thing entirely. At SEC Media Days coaches have the challenge of representing their institution while handling the badgering of more than 800 media members writing for rabid SEC fan bases.
For new coaches it’s a chance to create a lasting reputation (Robbie Caldwell) among media members, whether good or bad and for returning coaches it’s a chance to hype up an underrated squad (Bobby Petrino) or publicly announce frustrations wi
Guilty on several fronts ♦♦ By: Harry King ♦♦ Arkansas News Bureau♦♦ Viewed: 9307/24/2010 Skullduggery in the multi-billion-dollar business called college football?
No surprise. Whether in sports or the real world, when megabucks are involved, there are always a few people willing to cheat.
It would be as much of a mistake to paint sports agents, players and coaches with that broad brush as it would be to throw the Bernie Madoff blanket over all hedge fund managers.
But accusations and investigations indicate there are some in each category who are guilty of unscrupulous
Hogs not running from expectations ♦♦ By: Chris Low ♦♦ ESPN♦♦ Viewed: 6607/24/2010 The season of great expectations can’t get here soon enough in the state of Arkansas.
And say this for the Hogs: They aren’t running from those expectations. Instead, they’re embracing them, almost immersing themselves in them. “When you have high expectations, it means that you played good football at the end of the year last year and you have a lot of returning players coming back,” Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino said. “To me, that’s what the start of the season is all about -- how you finis
Arkansas Razorbacks: Hogs expectations grow with preseason SEC poll ♦♦ By: Chris Replogle ♦♦ KY3♦♦ Viewed: 8807/24/2010 The expectations for the 2010 Arkansas Razorbacks football season grew a little more as the SEC Media Days finished.
The media has predicted the Razorbacks to finish second in the SEC West behind reigning national champion Alabama Crimson Tide. Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State and Ole Miss round out the poll.
"Alabama is the team that everybody has to beat," said Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino.
The Hogs won five out of the last six games in 2009. The run ended with a Liberty Bowl vic
Ole Miss' Nutt Makes Contrast With Petrino Even More Apparent ♦♦ By: Chris Bahn ♦♦ ArkansasSports360.com♦♦ Viewed: 10107/24/2010 Ole Miss was the media darling in the Southeastern Conference West Division a season ago. The Rebels had a presumed Heisman Trophy candidate at quarterback and were seen as a Top 10 program before the season began.
It didn’t take the Rebels long to come crashing back to reality. Three weeks into the 2009 season Ole Miss had its first loss and wound up settling for a 8-4 regular season, 4-4 in the SEC, and a return to the Cotton Bowl despite a heaping helping of preseason championship talk.
SEC Media Days Notes: Three Hogs on Preseason Team ♦♦ By: Robbie Neiswanger ♦♦ Arkansas News Bureau♦♦ Viewed: 6207/24/2010 Three Arkansas players were named to the Southeastern Conference Media Days All-SEC team.
Quarterback Ryan Mallett and tight end D.J. Williams earned first-team honors from media members attending the three-day event, while offensive lineman DeMarcus Love was a second-team selection. All three Razorbacks were also part of the coaches’ preseason All-SEC team, which was released earlier this week.
Mallett’s selections made him the first Arkansas quarterback to earn first-team All-SEC honors
Tide an overwhelming favorite ♦♦ By: David Cho ♦♦ Access Atlanta♦♦ Viewed: 6907/24/2010 The Southeastern Conference media members who gathered this week in Alabama sent a strong message about the public perception of the league's Western Division. Judging by the media voting, nobody in the division has a reasonable chance to unseat Alabama - the 2009 national champion - as the West's top dog.
Five questions for Petrino ♦♦ By: David Pauly ♦♦ Chattanoogan.com♦♦ Viewed: 11107/23/2010 1 You see a lot of acclaimed high school quarterbacks who don’t make it at the college level. Given your run of success with QBs, what is the secret to evaluating these guys?
PETRINO: The first thing we try to do is start with their leadership abilities and their competitiveness. I really do believe that if you’re special in those two areas, you can work with the ability and put an offense together for them.
2 Last year your team won and lost a few close games. How do you feel like that’s
TALKIN' SEC: Hype surrounding Arkansas nothing but hogwash ♦♦ By: AAA Staff ♦♦ Daily Bail♦♦ Viewed: 9407/23/2010 Bobby Petrino didn’t try to play down the expectations surrounding his Arkansas football team.
Neither did Razorbacks quarterback Ryan Mallett.
During the Arkansas session at Southeastern Conference Kickoff 2010 Thursday morning in Hoover, all the talk was about contending in the SEC West and Heisman Trophy possibilities.
Anyone else got an eerie sense of deja vu?
Anyone besides Houston Nutt and Jevan Snead?
Bobby Petrino is Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett's perfect fit ♦♦ By: Brent Birch ♦♦ Louisville Courier-Journal♦♦ Viewed: 8607/23/2010 Bobby Petrino has been defined in his football coaching career by a strategic mind and a wandering eye. Only the former seemed to matter to Ryan Mallett.
Mallett, the strong-armed, big-bodied Arkansas quarterback, is the latest prolific passer to excel in Petrino's offensive scheme. And when he elected to transfer from Michigan to Arkansas in 2007, it was Petrino's offense — and not the coach's reputation for putting himself in play for an array of job openings — that interested Mallett.
At
Razorbacks eager to face high expectations ♦♦ By: Seth Emerson ♦♦ South Carolina -- Ths State♦♦ Viewed: 6607/23/2010 Last year it was Mississippi. This year, Arkansas is the SEC West team expected to make a big leap. Ole Miss fell flat, but apparently that doesn’t worry the Razorbacks. “We’re embracing the expectations,” said coach Bobby Petrino, entering his third season at Arkansas. “I think that’s a good thing. When you have high expectations, it means that you played good football at the end of the year last year and have a lot of returning players coming back.”
Mallett looking to have strong senior year ♦♦ By: Fergus Hodgson ♦♦ Macon Telegraph♦♦ Viewed: 6207/23/2010 HOOVER, Ala. — Pegged to be the best quarterback in the SEC in 2010, Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett is already popping up on preseason Heisman Trophy lists.
And while the senior remained politically correct about his hype Thursday at SEC Media Days, he did show a side rarely seen by athletes in the spotlight.
Because of his arm strength and 6-foot-7, 238-pound frame, Mallet surprised many when he chose to come back to school for a final season.
Arkansas' big gun Mallett is now the poster boy for the Razorback program ♦♦ By: JIM MASHEK ♦♦ Sun Sentinel♦♦ Viewed: 6107/23/2010 He is the face of Arkansas football, which you can tell by the cover of the Razorbacks’ media guide.
Ryan Mallett peers into the camera, arm cocked and ready to throw the football from here to Little Rock.
The 6-foot-6 junior becomes the SEC’s most visible quarterback, with Tim Tebow’s departure for the NFL’s Denver Broncos, and he was trotted out for SEC Media Days showing polish that should serve him well with the Razorbacks and beyond
Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett swims to rehab foot injury ♦♦ By: Jeff Long ♦♦ Tennessean♦♦ Viewed: 4607/23/2010 HOOVER, Ala. — Arkansas junior quarterback Ryan Mallett is waterlogged, all 6 feet, 7 inches of him. The preseason first-team All-SEC quarterback has been in the pool 60-90 minutes a day, four to five days a week, for the conditioning portion of his rehab from a broken left foot suffered in February.
"Yeah, I feel like I'm going to try out for the Olympics in 2014 … Is that when the next one is?" Mallett said Thursday at SEC Media Days. "I haven't been able to run to this point, so I've been
Ryan Mallett holds key to Arkansas' success ♦♦ By: Greg Gordon ♦♦ Times Daily♦♦ Viewed: 5107/23/2010 Each season a team becomes the trendy pick to move to the head of the class in the Southeastern Conference.
Remember Ole Miss from 2009? The Rebels were the trendy pick a year ago. With a hot-shot quarterback, coach Houston Nutt had a team that appeared poised to challenge Alabama and Florida for SEC supremacy.
That hot-shot QB, Jevan Snead, though, never lived up to the preseason hype and the Rebels crashed and burned.
Razorbacks dealing with high expectations ♦♦ By: Brandon Speck ♦♦ Jackson Sun♦♦ Viewed: 5907/23/2010 Arkansas made a big improvement in 2009, Bobby Petrino's second year at the helm of the Razorbacks, compared to 2008. Quarterback Ryan Mallett was selected as the first-team selection on the coaches' preseason team and is generally regarded as the league's best quarterback.
Heading into the 2010 season, Arkansas is this year's team to watch as a possible surprise contender and challenge defending conference and national champion Alabama for the West Division championship.
SEC Media Days: Saban, Alabama Do Best To Downplay Expectations For 2010 ♦♦ By: Chris Bahn ♦♦ ArkansasSports360.com♦♦ Viewed: 8007/22/2010 Nick Saban has always seemed like a confident guy. He certainly doesn’t come across as the sort of person who needs the help of others to figure out something as simple as the current year.
Yet there was Saban on Wednesday, making sure he had his facts straight, just moments after he began addressing a room full of reporters at SEC Media Days.
“I want to make sure I’m in the right year. Is it 2010? Am I right about that?,” Saban said.
Saban, of course, was asking the question rhetorica
No way around Alabama ♦♦ By: Harry King ♦♦ Arkansas News Bureau♦♦ Viewed: 7607/22/2010 Confronted with an overwhelming favorite, horseplayers will dig to the point of nitpicking for any hint of vulnerability. Applying those tactics to Alabama in the Southeastern Conference this fall, I came up empty.
Excluding unpredictable injuries to major players, there is no way to justify picking against the Crimson Tide.
If Nick Saban was not the head coach and Georgia had been able to lure defensive coordinator Kirby Smart away from Tuscaloosa, there would be reason to doubt that Ala
SEC Media Days: Arkansas Steps Into Spotlight ♦♦ By: Robbie Neiswanger ♦♦ Arkansas News Bureau♦♦ Viewed: 8707/22/2010 It’s time for Arkansas to take its turn at Southeastern Conference Media Days.
Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino, quarterback Ryan Mallett, tight end D.J. Williams and defensive end Jake Bequette will represent the Razorbacks this morning in the Wynfrey Hotel. Petrino
WIlliams wallpaper as Hogs open at SEC ♦♦ By: Bill Smith ♦♦ University of Arkansas at Fayetteville♦♦ Viewed: 10407/22/2010 Senior D.J. Williams is featured on today's preseason football wallpaper series
Times set for first two football games ♦♦ By: AAA Staff ♦♦ University of Arkansas at Fayetteville♦♦ Viewed: 10307/22/2010 UA kicks off the 2010 football season Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. in Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
Mallett wallpaper opens SEC Media Days ♦♦ By: Bill Smith ♦♦ University of Arkansas at Fayetteville♦♦ Viewed: 11607/21/2010 Junior Ryan Mallett is the first of three special preseason practice wallpapers for Razorback football fans.
Razorbacks honored by league coaches ♦♦ By: AAA Staff ♦♦ University of Arkansas at Fayetteville♦♦ Viewed: 12307/21/2010 Mallett is the first UA quarterback to receive preseason first-team honors.
Razorback guide available for download ♦♦ By: AAA Staff ♦♦ University of Arkansas at Fayetteville♦♦ Viewed: 10007/21/2010 Download a copy of the 2010 Arkansas Razorbacks football media guide.
QB Mallett eager to bring SEC glory to long-suffering Razorbacks ♦♦ By: George Schroeder ♦♦ Sports Illustrated♦♦ Viewed: 8307/21/2010 He has finally ditched the scooter, which is a relief. The four-wheeled contraption was light, it was handy, and it allowed Ryan Mallett to get around quite nicely while the broken bone in his left foot healed. But even with a bicycle bell affixed to the handlebars by a student trainer, it wasn't stylish transportation.
No, it looked "funny," and Mallett was embarrassed to be seen riding it. And unfortunately, it was a sure-fire conversation starter.
"The people that enjoy Arkansas footba
LaQuentin Smith adds Arkansas to top of list with South Carolina and USF ♦♦ By: Chris Hays ♦♦ Orlando Sentinel♦♦ Viewed: 9407/21/2010 Dr. Phillips linebacker LaQuentin Smith accompanied teammate Roderick Ryles to Arkansas this past weekend and he too enjoyed his visit. But if Smith plans to commit to the Razorbacks, he wasn't about to take away from his buddy's day in the spotlight.
Ryles committed Sunday night, and Smith was happy for him, and he also said that he, too, liked Arkansas enough to commit.
"Yeah, but not yet," said Smith, who also lists USF and South Carolina as equal favorites atop his list of nearly 20 o
SEC position rankings: Quarterbacks ♦♦ By: Chris Low ♦♦ ESPN♦♦ Viewed: 7207/21/2010 We begin our position breakdown in the SEC today with the quarterbacks.
We’ll rank the teams 1-12 at each position based on talent level, depth, experience and what they've accomplished in the league to this point. The starter (or starters) obviously carries most of the weight, but isn’t the only factor.
Here’s a look at the quarterbacks: 1. Arkansas: When your top guy is one of the most feared passers in the country, that’s a pretty good place to start. The only concern with Ryan Malle
Sports Illustrated Talks Mallett, Arkansas Glory in the SEC ♦♦ By: Max Farrell ♦♦ ArkansasSports360.com♦♦ Viewed: 6607/21/2010 That dark horse contender they call 'Arkansas' has the state buzzing with the nation starting to feel the vibrations. Razorback fever is slowly sweeping across the land with SEC Media Days, the "unofficial" start to college football season, kicking off tomorrow.
Sports Illustrated writer George Schroeder's most recent column covers what has been on the breath of every Razorback fan since Mallett's announcement to return: it's Arkansas' time for SEC glory. The pieces are in place on a team th
SEC divisions of power ♦♦ By: AAA Staff ♦♦ Gainsville Sun♦♦ Viewed: 6307/21/2010 THE WEST -- Favorite: Alabama -- The Tide have to replace nine starters on defense, but that shouldn't be that big of a problem, given the way Nick Saban has recruited — and the way he coaches defense. Offensively, Alabama has a chance to be special, led by Mark Ingram and all-he-does-is-win quarterback Greg McElroy.
Top contender: LSU
Because the offense (and QB Jordan Jefferson) was so inconsistent a year ago, many seem to be discounting the Tigers' chances. But this is a team that is l
Five Questions For SEC Media Days ♦♦ By: Robbie Neiswanger ♦♦ Arkansas News Bureau♦♦ Viewed: 4507/21/2010 It’s that time of year again.
Hundreds of media members will pack the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala., fresh off vacations and loaded with questions. Football coaches and players will all be dressed in nice-looking suits ready to answer them. Meanwhile, eager fans will be waiting in the hotel lobby for autographs, pictures, or simply a glimpse of their heroes.
Southeastern Conference Media Days begins today, giving SEC fans, media, coaches and players alike the first extended chance to talk
UA's All-SEC Players ♦♦ By: Harry King ♦♦ Arkansas News Bureau♦♦ Viewed: 3607/21/2010 Already short-changed by the Southeastern Conference coaches, Arkansas’ receivers might be too plentiful to win individual honors.
The coaches passed up Greg Childs, Jarius Wright and Joe Adams when they picked their all-conference preseason team. Maybe the Razorbacks split the vote.
Extremely consistent, Childs had three to five catches per game with five for 140 yards vs. Georgia, four for 135 vs. Florida and five for 124 vs. LSU. Wright caught 10 of his 41 in the first two games; Adams
Mallett, Williams voted All-SEC by coaches ♦♦ By: Nate Allen ♦♦ Baxter Bulletin♦♦ Viewed: 4207/21/2010 Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Ryan Mallett and tight end D.J. Williams got selected first-team All-SEC for the first of what likely will be two times this week. Mallett and Williams were voted first-team All-SEC by the league's coaches in a vote that was announced Tuesday by the SEC Office in Birmingham, Ala.
SEC games - No. 2 Alabama at Arkansas ♦♦ By: Robbie Andreu ♦♦ Gatorsports.com♦♦ Viewed: 11007/19/2010 When: Sept. 25.
Why it's must-see TV: Barring an upset loss to Penn State in the second week of the season, Alabama should enter this game as the No. 1 team in the nation looking to win back-to-back national championships. As Florida found out a year ago, that is quite a burden to carry around for an entire season, especially in the tough SEC. Arkansas figures to be one of the most improved teams in the SEC and nation. The Razorbacks have one of the nation's best quarterbacks in Ryan Mallett
Five burning questions as we near SEC Media Days ♦♦ By: Tony Barnhart ♦♦ Access Atlanta♦♦ Viewed: 11907/19/2010 SEC Media Days start Wednesday in Birmingham so we’re going spend our next three visits looking at some of the questions that are bound to come up during three days at the Wynfrey Hotel. We’ll do five questions today, Tuesday and Wednesday. Feel free to chime in with your own. If you could ask any question to any player or coach at SEC Media Days, what would it be?
Here are my five today:
1. Is South Carolina’s Weslye Saunders in trouble? Word broke last Thursday night that the NCAA is lo
Oklahoma non-conference basketball schedule includes Arkansas and Arizona trips, tough Maui field ♦♦ By: Berry Tramel ♦♦ NewsOK.com -- The Oklahoman♦♦ Viewed: 9407/19/2010 The rebuilding Oklahoma Sooner men's basketball team this coming season will play in one of the toughest Maui Invitational fields in recent years plus face road games against Arizona and Arkansas, in addition to an All-College showdown against Cincinnati in Oklahoma City. OU's non-conference schedule was released Sunday.
Mallett Says Second Procedure "Just to be Safe" ♦♦ By: jonathan fravel ♦♦ KFSM Channel 5♦♦ Viewed: 9407/19/2010 University of Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett said a second surgery to replace a screw in his broken left foot was more precautionary, and "just to be safe," in a teleconference with the media on Thursday.
Mallett first broke the foot in Feburary of this year, and missed all of spring practice.
Arkansas Razorbacks Staff Working Hard To Keep Ryan Mallett in National Spotlight ♦♦ By: Chris Bahn ♦♦ ArkansasSports360.com♦♦ Viewed: 9007/19/2010 Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett has been mentioned for months as a possible candidate for the Heisman Trophy and other major college football awards. The buzz has been building, as Mallett has been featured on a number of national media platforms, including football preview magazines and TV shows, radio broadcasts and websites devoted to college football.
Arkansas picks up commitment from Dr. Phillips safety Roderick Ryles ♦♦ By: Brendan Murray ♦♦ Orlando Sentinel♦♦ Viewed: 9707/19/2010 Orlando Dr. Phillips safety Roderick Ryles arrived at the University of Arkansas on Friday with a hunch that the place he was visiting would soon be this place he will be calling home.
By Sunday night, he committed to the Razorbacks.
A man of few words, it was fitting that Ryles nonchalantly announced his decision.
"I committed," Ryles said via text message late Sunday night.
Ingram won’t repeat Heisman ♦♦ By: Harry King ♦♦ Arkansas News Bureau♦♦ Viewed: 12407/18/2010 For the first time in five years, the Las Vegas contact disappointed.
Ever since the first Jermain Taylor-Bernard Hopkins fight, he’s been good to share betting lines on NCAA basketball, Super Bowl propositions, the BCS championship, golf’s majors, and most anything else.
Odds on Mark Ingram repeating as the Heisman Trophy winner? Sorry, he said, the MGM Mirage Race and Sports Book does not make a line on the Heisman.
No matter. A Vegas line is not needed to know the deck is stacked ag
SEC countdown to kickoff ♦♦ By: Andy Bitter ♦♦ Macon Telegraph♦♦ Viewed: 13007/18/2010 A look at the No. 8 game in the upcoming season: Arkansas at Auburn --
Date: Oct. 16 -- Where: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Ala. -- Last meeting: The Razorbacks took some of the shine off of the Tigers’ fast start last year, handing Gene Chizik and his staff their first loss by a decisive 44-23 margin. Michael Smith broke out of a slump with 145 rushing yards and a touchdown, and Arkansas’ much-maligned defense shut down native son Gus Malzahn’s offense for a half in the victory.
Recent h
2010 SEC Games: No. 3 LSU at Arkansas ♦♦ By: Edward Aschoff ♦♦ Gatorsports.com♦♦ Viewed: 11907/18/2010 When: Nov. 27. -- Why it's must-see TV: This is the "Battle for the Golden Boot" in Little Rock, Ark. This intense rivalry has been going on since 1901 and usually always gets a primetime billing. This year, both the Tigers and Razorbacks enter the season as the favorites to have the best chance of dethroning Alabama in the SEC West. The Tigers are powered by a speedy, intimidating defense, while Arkansas is equipped with arguably the best quarterback in the SEC in junior Ryan Mallett. The winn
No. 3 Ryan Mallett ♦♦ By: Kevin Carmichael ♦♦ Gatorsports.com♦♦ Viewed: 11507/18/2010 Arkansas junior quarterback -- Why he’s No. 3: Mallett threw for 3,624 yards and 30 touchdowns in his first season as Arkansas quarterback. He adapted quickly to head coach Bobby Petrino’s wide-open, downfield-throwing offense and should put up big numbers again this season.
Key number: 408. The number of yards Mallett passed for against Georgia last season, which set a school record. He also threw five touchdown passes without an interception in the game, but the Razorbacks still lost 52-41
College football countdown: No. 48 Mississippi ♦♦ By: Dave Curtis ♦♦ Sporting News♦♦ Viewed: 10207/17/2010 Last year: 9-4, 4-4 SEC (Beat Oklahoma State in Cotton Bowl)
2010 projected record: 7-5, 3-5 (5th SEC West)
Why we know we're right: Thoughts of the Rebels' offense don't spark much excitement. Expected new quarterback Nathan Stanley has thrown 23 career collegiate passes and gets Alabama and LSU on the road. There's big pressure on tailback Brandon Bolden, who has averaged 5.1 yards per carry over the past two years, and tackles Bradley Sowell and Bobby Massie to carry the offense.
Arkansas' Tim Horton Confident About Running Backs, Talks Recruiting ♦♦ By: Max Farrell ♦♦ ArkansasSports360.com♦♦ Viewed: 11707/17/2010 While July is primarily known for vacations, sunscreen and mosquito spray, college football is easing onto the tongues of Arkansans everywhere.
The Little Rock Razorback Club hosted its July meeting yesterday, featuring Arkansas assistant coaches Tim Horton and Willy Robinson. While we got a chance to pick Robinson’s brain on defense, we also took the opportunity to speak with Arkansas’ recruiting coordinator and running backs coach, Tim Horton, who spoke on a variety of topics.
No red vuvuzelas for UA ♦♦ By: Harry King ♦♦ Arkansas News Bureau♦♦ Viewed: 9507/17/2010 Drat, noise nirvana in Arkansas foiled by the fine print.
In early June, the Southeastern Conference presidents appeared to open the door for the Razorbacks’ football program and others to get into the noise-making business. The presidents decided on a one-year experiment to allow institutionally controlled artificial noisemakers to be used before and after games, at halftime and during timeouts. The decision was about permitting Mississippi State fans to openly bring their beloved cowbells
Mallett meets media in teleconference ♦♦ By: AAA Staff ♦♦ University of Arkansas at Fayetteville♦♦ Viewed: 13707/16/2010 The Razorback signal caller fielded questions covering the upcoming football season.