McFadden still eligible, UA says

As of right now, Arkansas running back Darren McFadden is still eligible to play in the Jan. 1 Cotton Bowl against Missouri.
However, in a statement issued by the university, UA officials said they are still looking into the matter:
“Earlier this week, media reports suggested that potentially improper steps were taken to secure a vehicle for […]

Adding muscle

The days of Don Decker overseeing strength and conditioning at Arkansas appear to be numbered. Razorbacks coach Bobby Petrino has brought in his own guy, Jason Veltkamp. Velkamp performed Decker’s role at Louisville:
Veltkamp had overseen the football team’s strength program since 2004 after having the same job at Utah. He was hired at U of […]

KARK issues apology for mentioning Conley’s name

KARK-TV issued an apology for reporting that former Arkansas track star Mike Conley was involved in the purchase of a car for Razorbacks running back Darren McFadden:
Yesterday KARK Channel 4 and the Razorback Nation reported that the University of Arkansas is looking into a compliance issue involving Darren McFadden. The story centers around a new […]

Free ride?

Just when you thought we had hit Pax Razorbacka, another controversy has popped up and jostled the fan base.
KARK-TV in Little Rock reported that Arkansas star running back Darren McFadden was at a car dealership when sports agent Mike Conley purchased a Cadillac Escalade. The car was reported to have been put in the name […]

Me-mories

Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star takes a look at the two-year soap opera that seems to finally have come to an end at Arkansas.
If you want to look back at how it all unfolded, this is a nice Reader’s Digest version of the entire saga that took place.
Over the last two years, there’s […]

Charity stripe not so charitable

After Arkansas lost to Appalachian State 74-67 last Saturday, the Razorbacks’ problems at the free-throw line were exposed. Arkansas made only 11 of the 21 foul shots it attempted against the Mountaineers.
And this year the Razorbacks are making only 68 percent of their free throws after converting 70 percent of them last year. The player […]

Full circle for Broyles

Frank Broyles came to Arkansas in 1957 after one season at Missouri. Fifty years later, the face of the Razorbacks’ athletic program will ride off into the sunset with the Hogs facing No. 6 Missouri in the Cotton Bowl.
Vahe Gregorian of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch takes a look at what could have been had Broyles […]

Lady Razorbacks ranked

Arkansas cracked the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll. The Lady Razorbacks are ranked No. 23 in the nation after winning their first 12 games of the season under first-year coach Tom Collen.
This weekend, Arkansas will play two games at the Dartmouth Tournament in Hanover, N.H.
“We feel great about being ranked,” Collen said Wednesday. “We have taken […]

Not so fast, my friend

Arkansas interim coach Reggie Herring denied that a Monday report in the Dallas Morning News was true Tuesday, saying he hasn’t agreed to become the next defensive coordinator at Texas A&M. Tom Murphy of the Democrat-Gazette has the story:
Herring did not rule out the possibility he could be hired by Texas A&M Coach Mike Sherman, […]

Allen to be retained by Petrino

It appears new Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino will retain Arkansas secondary coach Bobby Allen for his 2008 Razorbacks coaching staff.
Sources told the Northwest Arkansas Times‘ Terry Wood that Allen, who was a member of Houston Nutt’s Arkansas staff for 10 seasons, wanted to remain in Fayetteville.
He has four children in the Fayetteville school system, […]